Believe Quote by Frederick Busch

I am a novelist at heart.

— Vera Nazarian

I'm very much a writer at heart.

— Jamelle Bouie

I think that there are fiction writers for whom that works well. I could never do it. I feel as if, by the time…

— Sharon Olds

I think about my editor when I write. She's a good friend, too.

— Jostein Gaarder

I am a novelist through and through.

— Meg Wolitzer

Margot Livesey, my dear friend, reads all the drafts of what I write, and I read hers. We have an intense working relationship. I've…

— Andrea Barrett

I tend to really enjoy being swept up in fiction. I love a good story and I admire fiction authors.

— Augusten Burroughs

I might not write fiction in the literary sense. But I write very well. My characters are good. My dialogue is good. And my…

— Joy Fielding

I have a curious background for someone who turns out to be a writer.

— Jerry Spinelli

Fiction has always been a thorn in my side, because I've always wanted to be a writer but I can't seem to really do…

— Sufjan Stevens

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

— Peter Heller

My daughter writes and is the editor of her school magazine.

— Manini Mishra