Books Quote by Rachel Kushner

I always wanted to be a fiction writer, but I couldn't figure out how you could be a novelist and make any money, which…

— Anna Quindlen

For years, I felt I was a novelist, but now I know I can write short fiction.

— Jill McCorkle

To become a novelist, the most crucial thing one must do is read, read and read again - gradually you begin to think like…

— Avi

No wonder you want to be a writer. How can you not, with all that behind you? You practically are a novel already.

— Sylvia Brownrigg

To have a successful writing career, you must be willing to sacrifice a great deal. The book, the deadline come first before anything else.…

— Virginia Henley

I want a career writing these novels that I can be proud of. And then I want one as a screenwriter.

— Stephan Pastis

I am a novelist at heart.

— Vera Nazarian

I think the path to becoming a writer has become more through the novel. It's easier to get a novel published than a book…

— Jess Walter

I want to write novels. I want to write stories. I want to do the stuff that I became a writer to do.

— Salman Rushdie

Why do you want to become an author? I will accept only one answer. If it is because you feel you can write better…

— Ngaio Marsh

I really do believe some people are naturally novelists and some people are short story writers. For me, when I was in middle school…

— M. K. Hobson

Being a novelist is hard for anyone - male or female. You don't get to quit your day job.

— Jennifer Weiner