Ancient Quote by John Gardner

“One has to be just a little crazy to write a great novel”

— John Gardner

The luxury of time to write, and the confidence to do so, make it easier for the more affluent and when the most decorated…

— Dawn Foster

Historical novels, in particular, allow us to relive the past without the neatness of history, and with all the complexity of the present.

— Laila Lalami

“A novelist is like a scout commissioned to go and see what is happening in the depth of the soul. He comes back and…

— Julien Green

I write the novels that are possible for me to write, not that ones I think will come across in a certain light.

— Rachel Kushner

I don't know how everyone writes a novel; that sounds exhausting.

— Raphael Bob-Waksberg

“Writing YA fantasy books is like sneaking out after dark, falling down the rabbit hole and ending up in the most exciting world... ever!”

— Carolyn Hockley

It's not easy to craft a novel that gradually erodes the reader's comprehension of the world, of reality and identity and the passage of…

— Laura van den Berg

“One has to be just a little crazy to write a great novel. One must be capable of allowing the darkest, most ancient and…

— john gardner

Writing a first novel takes so much effort, with such little promise of result or reward, that it must necessarily be a labor of…

— Steven Saylor

A great novelist must open the reader's heart, allow the reader to remember the vastness and glory -- and shame and shabbiness -- of…

— Carolyn See

Novels, like human beings, usually have their beginnings in the dark.

— Rita Mae Brown