About Quote by David Remnick

I had no idea how long books were supposed to be.

— Anna Todd

I've written only two novels, but they're both long ones, and they each took a decade to write.

— Donna Tartt

Nearly all novels are too long.

— Rose Macaulay

Novels are longer than life.

— Natalie Clifford Barney

In a way, the main fault of all books is that they are too long.

— Luc de Clapiers

“I want to write a book so long that it will take the average person their whole life to read. It will be exactly…

— Jarod Kintz

Long books, when read, are usually overpraised, because the reader wishes to convince others and himself that he has not wasted his time.

— Anonymous

“Long books, when read, are usually overpraised, because the reader wants to convince others and himself that he has not wasted his time.”

— E.M. Forster

Most novels, I find, are three times longer than they need to be. Very little happens, and I don't want to waste my time…

— Chuck Palahniuk

It's a shameful thing to admit for someone who writes such long books, but I read so slowly that I almost subvocalize.

— Ron Chernow

Make no mistake, those who write long books have nothing to say. Of course those who write short books have even less to say.

— Mark Z. Danielewski

Life is too short to waste time on books that end badly

— Jayne Ann Krentz