Books Quote by kambiz mostofizadeh

“Writing a novel mimics what we bring to our journey of life. God is the great editor who purges the faulty, the awkward, and…

— Denise M. Baran-Unland

“This book is fiction, but there is always a chance that such a work of fiction may throw some light on what has been…

— Ernest Hemingway

“Much of the excitement of a new novel lies in the repudiation of the one written before.”

— Zadie Smith

“To be a successful fiction writer you have to write well, write a lot … and let ‘em know you’ve written it! Then rinse…

— Gerard de Marigny

“You've got to make an effort to get the details right, because even through someone picks it up and knows it's a novel, they…

— Sara Sheridan

“Unfortunately, the story wasn’t a novel, and it wasn’t fiction.”

— Aleatha Romig

“The job of a fiction writer is to engage the reader and rip them from reality.”

— Tom Wiseman

“As a general rule, I surmise that most fictional stories are populated by misfits, changelings, and oddities, which is what makes the writing interesting…

— Todd Crawshaw

“Great books can be ruined by bad writers.”

— Travis Simmons

“I began to write fiction on the assumption that the true enemies of the novel were plot, character, setting and theme, and having once…

— John Hawkes

“Fiction is a lie that tells us true things, over and over.”

— Neil Gaiman

“I was a little resentful that when a woman writes, her personal story becomes part of the story, even though the novel is fiction.”

— Roxane Gay