Books Quote by Octavia Butler

I'm not the most prolific writer in the world, and, sadly, writing a novel involves a lot of effort.

— Tibor Fischer

I tend not to write books that are really, really long, and I'm also a pretty fast writer.

— Elizabeth Berg

There's no reason you should write any novel quickly.

— John Irving

I'm not reading any novels right now, though not for lack of trying. Unless they're really good, my attention in most novels tends to…

— Matthew Healy

I do write a lot of prose. It's not disciplined enough yet that it's actually become stories, or short stories. The idea of writing…

— PJ Harvey

Writing novels takes up about 100% of my available working time.

— Charles Stross

No, I can't write a novel. I don't have a story.

— Harry Enfield

I can write for a long time on one novel and not get tired.

— Judith Guest

Actually, I enjoy the process of writing a big long novel.

— Donna Tartt

Yes. To write a novel is to risk my sanity. The deeper I get into the suffering and conflict of the characters, into the…

— Anne Rice

It's hard for me to think of writing a novel, because it takes so long.

— Jonathan Ames

I don't know that any writing comes easily, but I certainly get more immersed in novels. I don't think the routine is any different,…

— Jess Walter