Boat Quote by Denis Johnson

I've always wanted to write a novel. It's overwhelming and daunting, and it's one of those things that every writer fantasizes about doing.

— Howard Gordon

I love writing fiction - you can take just what you want from a place, and leave the rest.

— Kate Grenville

I always wanted to write. While I was on a long surf trip, supporting myself with various day jobs, I was working hard on…

— William Finnegan

Writing a novel is like heading out over the open sea in a small boat. It helps, if you have a plan and a…

— John Gardner

I've always wanted to be a novelist, so I just try to write really great narrative.

— Peter Heller

Id always been a big reader, and I loved books, and I always thought writing would be a great way to get by in…

— Donald Ray Pollock

What I like about writing novels is that I'm in my own world for nine months.

— Jane Fallon

Writing novels is where I'm most comfortable. It's a very intimate experience.

— Matthew Nable

Writing a novel is like an amusement park or a museum or a city. You go into that place and you have certain experiences…

— Mohsin Hamid

Actually, I enjoy the process of writing a big long novel.

— Donna Tartt

Once I had started, I discovered the secret pleasure of writing a novel. It's such an immersive, deep commitment. With short stories, you're continually…

— Debra Dean

To make it interesting and worth doing, writing a novel has to be a leap into the unknown. I have to be unsure if…

— Charles Palliser