Behinds Quote by Mario Vargas Llosa

Good novel is a conjunction of many factors, the main of which is, without a doubt, hard work. There are many things behind a…

— Mario Vargas Llosa

A good novel is a conjunction of many factors, the main of which is without a doubt, hard work.

— Mario Vargas Llosa

A good novel is something that challenges perception, that allows you to see the world anew through a different point of view - something…

— Justin Cartwright

A good novel is an indivisible sum; every scene, sequence and passage of a good novel has to involve, contribute to and advance all…

— Ayn Rand

I often hear people say that they read to escape reality, but I believe that what they’re really doing is reading to find reason…

— Terry Goodkind

To me, novels are a trip of discovery, and you discover things that you don't know and you assume that many of your readers…

— Tom Wolfe

I believe a novel must first of all be a good story. My hope is that the spiritual message is woven in so well,…

— Julie Klassen

It's experiences in life that give us something to write about, and since good fiction is applied tension, you'll have an arsenal of good…

— Wendelin Van Draanen

A novel is a great act of passion and intellect, carpentry and largess. From the very beginning, I wrote to explain my own life…

— Pat Conroy

Readers want a good book; it's a writer's job to give it to them.

— Sylvia Day

Good fiction reveals feeling, refines events, locates importance and, though its methods are as mysterious as they are varied, intensifies the experience of living…

— Vincent Canby

A novel ensures that we can look before and after, take action at whatever pace we choose, read again and again, skip and go…

— William Golding