Big Quote by Karin Fossum

I'm always interested in the way people speak and move in their environment, in a very particular environment. I'm never interested in writing a…

— Zadie Smith

Setting is a major aspect in writing all of my books, both in terms of natural and cultural environments.

— Nicholas Sparks

I like to know the places I write about. I feel like it helps me ground the novel. My novels are 'realistic novels,' but…

— John Green

The place of my novels is Israel, almost without exception. All of them take place in Israel - in Jerusalem, in the desert, in…

— Amos Oz

I think that setting a novel in a small town taps into a sense of nostalgia among readers. People tend to believe life is…

— Nicholas Sparks

I started writing because I saw such a huge lack of complex stories about the inner city.

— Colman Domingo

I write about people in small towns; I don't write about people living in big cities. My kind of storytelling depends upon people that…

— Lee Smith

Any setting can be a good setting for a novel.

— Chris Pavone

Life in a small town is like an intricately plotted novel, and even though I had read every book in the public library by…

— Maxine Cheshire

The monotony of staying in one place is the best thing for writing a novel. Having regular habits, a kind of security, but especially…

— Paul Theroux

I write the kinds of novels I like to read, where the setting is rendered with love and care.

— Elizabeth George

For a small island, the place is remarkably diverse. Writers tend to see things from their own points of view, looking in one direction…

— William Golding