Books Quote by John M. Ford

Perhaps it is the language that chooses the writers it needs, making use of them so that each might express a tiny part of…

— Jose Saramago

It must always be considered as though spoken by a character in a novel

— Roland Barthes

In the best fiction, the language itself can become almost invisible.

— Robert Morgan

Language changes the flavour of the people, it changes the way you tell a story.

— Shriya Saran

When my books were translated, it was always about the characters, because the unique language aspect was lost in translation.

— Etgar Keret

Language is the ticket to plot and character, after all, because both are built out of language.

— Aimee Bender

Writers let themselves be enticed by the language.

— Peter Bichsel

“all writers, given adequate technique—technique that communicates—can stir our interest in their special subject matter, since at heart all fiction treats, directly or indirectly,…

— John Gardner

What makes literature interesting is that it does not survive its translation. The characters in a novel are made out of the sentences. That's…

— Jonathan Miller

An author's characters do what he wants them to do.

— W. E. B. Griffin

I think fiction goes to poetry for the intensity of its use of language.

— Edward Hirsch

Language does not matter to audience if content is good. It is the director's belief which is translated on screen and roles are written…

— Mukul Dev