Books Quote by Rick Riordan

The novel is a penetrating study of morals and ethics.

— Bille August

If a novel reveals true and vivid relationships, it is a moral work, no matter what the relationships consist in. If the novelisthonours the…

— D. H. Lawrence

Morality for the novelist is expressed not so much in the choice of subject matter as in the plot of the narrative, which is…

— Jane Rule

“When you start writing, you may think you will use the book to guide readers down certain paths and through certain themes. But, the…

— M.D. Cliatt

To remain pure, a novel has to cast a moral puzzle. Anything else is mere negotiation.

— Anita Brookner

“I write characters that are ultimately flawed. Individual morality motivates character action. They all have a different view of right and wrong. Regardless of…

— Peter P. Sellers

“...Novels--which, after all, are training grounds for responding to the world, imaginative sanctuaries in which to hone and test our ethical judgments and choices.”

— William Deresiewicz

I think there has to be an empathic strike between the reader and the protagonist. There has to be something said or known that…

— Michael Connelly

A bad author can take the most moral issue and make you want to just never, ever think about that moral issue.

— Azar Nafisi

How can we expect novelists to be moral, when their trade forces them to treat every end they meet as no more than an…

— Randall Jarrell

The novel may stimulate you to think. It may satisfy your aesthetic sense. It may arouse your moral emotions. But if it does not…

— W. Somerset Maugham

A story with a moral appended is like the bill of a mosquito. It bores you, and then injects a stinging drop to irritate…

— O. Henry