Book Quote by Lev Grossman

Writing a novel was completely awesome because parts of it could suck and I could throw them away. I didn't have to know the…

— Austin Grossman

I've never had time to read. But no one ever kept me from finishing a novel I loved.

— Daniel Pennac

I have read a number of books, starting with novels, that I particularly liked.

— Enrique Pena Nieto

I like to think the endings of all my books are open to interpretation.

— Jane Green

I read all kinds of novels, as long as they're good.

— Gillian Flynn

I was an English major in university and that got me into novels, but I read a lot of books as a kid.

— Dan Mangan

With my reading, I like something with quite a happy ending.

— Georgia Toffolo

I read many wonderful novels, though I now find the idea of literary fiction obsolete.

— Simon Sebag Montefiore

I began to be impressed by what made a good book-how you needed to have a sensible story, a plot that developed, with a…

— Dorothy Fields

With both novels and short stories, I think a lot in terms of character arcs, when it comes to endings.

— Laura van den Berg

I think literary theory satisfied a deep love I have for big, encompassing narratives about the world and how it works - which are…

— Jennifer Egan

When I start, I have a feeling for the characters, and maybe the shape of the story. Sometimes I might even have the last…

— Paul Auster