Books Quote by Jane Smiley

“Novels are written—as life is lived—One Day At A Time.”

— Lawrence Block

“Novels can tell us so much about life. They have the power to enrich our own lives in so many different ways. They're not…

— Victoria Connelly

“A writer should be on a quest to get better and better with each book. May it be a never-ending quest.”

— Mark Rubinstein

“A true writer does not seek wealth or fame does seek to find himself in each of his readers souls.”

— Julia Joanne Black

“Writing novels allows you to create your own world.”

— Norman Shabel

“Writing a novel is just like life ... it's only in the doing of it that I find out what works.”

— Angela Young

“Live your life like the novels that you love to read. Only do the things that when you look back, you are proud of…

— Taylor Berke

“I’m sure there are people who are content to run errands and report for work on time and wait, with an enlivening eagerness, for…

— Michael Cunningham

“When you are writing a novel, you as the author will wear many hats. You are the writer, reader, and most importantly you are…

— LaQuita Cameron

“Now that I was a novelist, I could not face the ignominy of failing to produce novels.”

— Thomas Keneally

“The whole point is that writing has a pattern and life hasn't. Life is so untidy. Art is so short and life so long.…

— Elizabeth Taylor

“You can be a writer who doesn't read everyday. But you're not fooling anyone. It shows, rather embarrassingly, in your work.”

— Don Roff