Bigs Quote by Mary Steenburgen

They say great themes make great novels

— John O'Hara

I rather envy writers who do variations on a theme. I like reading those books, but in practice, I can't do it.

— John Lanchester

What I like in novels that I read and enjoy is interplay of theme: the mystery of how we seem to be so separate…

— Sebastian Faulks

I hold any writer sufficiently justified who is himself in love with his theme.

— Henry James

I genuinely was just such a fan of the books. When I heard that this was on the cards, I've got to do this;…

— Daniel Craig

I'm not conscious of my own themes as I write first drafts, no, and in fact, I work hard to stay in that unconscious…

— Laurie Foos

Every true writer is like a bird; he repeats the same song, the same theme, all his life. For me, this theme as always…

— Alberto Moravia

I tell myself it does not matter what one reads-favorite authors, particular themes-as long as we read something. It is not even important to…

— Helen Simonson

When I look back over my novels what I find is that when I think I'm finished with a theme, I'm generally not. And…

— Richard Russo

The ideas get under your skin. I am honored and deeply excited by the thought that the next generation of writers, or whomever, are…

— Robert Greene

I think it's a great document of John Stevens' originality. At that time he was already much more fully formed in his conception than…

— Evan Parker

Obsession led me to write. It's been that way with every book I've ever written. I become completely consumed by a theme, by characters,…

— Anne Rice