Books Quote by Nicole Krauss

If I were to write Web now, it would be a much, much darker book.

— John M. Ford

Once I had started, I discovered the secret pleasure of writing a novel. It's such an immersive, deep commitment. With short stories, you're continually…

— Debra Dean

Sometimes people write novels and they just be so wordy and so self-absorbed. I am not a fan of books ... I like to…

— Kanye West

I try to write something that would interest anybody and keep them turning the page. You must have a plot and good storyline.

— Ernest Gaines

My books, I will say one thing - they all have a driving narrative, and you have to turn the pages, and the way…

— Elin Hilderbrand

My goal is to write books that are quality books with very real characters and a gripping plot.

— John Searles

I've always wanted to write a novel. It's overwhelming and daunting, and it's one of those things that every writer fantasizes about doing.

— Howard Gordon

Another strand of my writing is the importance of the idea. If you think about fiction writing as a spectrum, where at one end…

— Alan Lightman

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

— Denis Johnson

I want to have a lengthy career. I want to play interesting characters. I want to tell beautiful stories, complex stories, deep stories.

— Jovan Adepo

I talk to my readers on social networking sites, but I never tell them what the book is about. Writing is lonely, so from…

— Paulo Coelho

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

— Denis Johnson