Books Quote by F. Paul Wilson

“A writer will seal his own coffin, And the interests of readers will soften, If the author insists On the usual twists, And he…

— Mark Grenier

The novel remains for me one of the few forms where we can record man's complexity and the strength and decency of his longings.

— John Cheever

The novel is a perfect medium for revealing to us the changing rainbow of our living relationships. The novel can help us to live,as…

— D. H. Lawrence

“Readers often tell me after they've read the books, they find it difficult to sum up the plot in a simple way. My response…

— MJ Mancini

“Love Fiction for Fiction Lovers”

— Selene Grace Silver

“Every writer is first a member of a community of readers, and the deepest purpose of reading and writing fiction is to sustain a…

— Jonathan Franzen

A good novel should be deeply unsettling - its satisfactions should come from its authenticity and its formal coherence. We must feel something crucial…

— Dana Spiotta

This Is Not a Novel memorializes the treasures and detritus of one man's singularly cultured mind. (...) If you don't know Writer's work at…

— Michael Dirda

Every now and then, a writer emerges who just gets better and better. These are the really exciting ones to encounter. Their novels carry…

— Amanda Foreman

The novelist ... must live in paranoia and seek to be one with the world; he must be terrified of experience and hungry for…

— Norman Mailer

“Every so often, a novel comes along to remind us that what we hope is true, is true: that understanding is stronger than what…

— Gary Schmidt

“There is no mistaking a real book when one meets it. It is like falling in love, and like that colossal adventure it is…

— Christopher Morley