Books Quote by Laini Taylor

In the end I write the novels I need to write when I need to write them.

— Steve Erickson

I knew I wanted to write novels, but I could not finish what I started. The closer I got, the more ways I'd find…

— Steven Pressfield

“Novel writing is mostly triage (this now, that later) and obstinacy. Trying something, and when that doesn't work, trying something else. Welcoming clutter Surrendering…

— Richard Russo

Writing a novel that works is an extremely difficult thing to do. It requires a level of skill and dedication that always surprises me.

— Bret Easton Ellis

The hard part about writing a novel is finishing it.

— Ernest Hemingway

I prefer a great novel, but many novels come with a bunch of novel-y writerliness that feels sort of macho to me, so I…

— Miranda July

But at the same time, I have trouble keeping things out of books, which is why I don't write short stories because they turn…

— Jonathan Coe

When I was 19, I wrote a novel, which was not very good, but I finished it.

— Naomi Alderman

I'm not the most prolific writer in the world, and, sadly, writing a novel involves a lot of effort.

— Tibor Fischer

I'm looking forward to writing more novels for young adults.

— Candace Bushnell

I seem always to have two or three novels going at once. It takes me a long time to finish one.

— Michael Helm

Writing a novel in general is like trying to reach a mountain top you'll never quite reach - so you try again and maybe…

— Harlan Coben