Books Quote by Mordecai Richler

I enjoy journalism; anybody does. You see the results immediately; you've got an immediate audience instead of having to wait for your audience as…

— Anthony Burgess

I love writing journalism because it's all over in two hours and comes straight off the top of the head. Writing novels is soooooo…

— Rachel Johnson

I went into journalism in a grandiose way. I thought maybe I'd do a little journalism whilst I write the great novel of all…

— Neal Ascherson

From about ninth grade on, I knew I was a writer at heart. I had fantasies of being a great novelist, but I thought…

— Kevin Maney

I hope to keep writing journalism as long as I write fiction; it's afforded me such amazing adventures and opportunities. It does take a…

— Jennifer Egan

I really enjoy writing novels. It's like the ocean. You can just build a boat and take off.

— Denis Johnson

I really enjoy writing novels. Its like the ocean. You can just build a boat and take off.

— Denis Johnson

I've always wanted to be a novelist, so I just try to write really great narrative.

— Peter Heller

Writing grew out of the pleasure of escape. My novels are very much outside of my personal experience. That is why I love writing…

— Danielle Trussoni

My intent was to gain experience for fiction I eventually hoped to write. But there's no question I was drawn in by the hope…

— Tom Rachman

I like the idea of being a novelist. I picture myself on the coast, the wind in my hair, horses galloping around me as…

— Sara Cox

Whether it's fiction or nonfiction, writing takes me to another world.

— Leonard Mlodinow