Books Quote by Salman Rushdie

If I'd had more time or been a better writer, I would have tried to put the same ideas and experiences into a novel.…

— Philip Greenspun

I've had a lot of books rejected in my time. My first novel, which didn't get published, was, with hindsight, crashingly dull.

— Helen Fielding

I wouldn't mind my book being called an African novel if it didn't invite lazy readings.

— Taiye Selasi

Having the urge to write a novel, especially if you've yet to be published, is like having a medical condition impossible to mention in…

— Robert Harris

One of the things that's good for me is that I can go from one art form to another. Because I think if I…

— Rebecca Miller

A publisher many years ago asked if I'd like to write a novel for £50. And I said, 'Absolutely.'

— Tom Stoppard

It takes me two to three years to write a novel. A screenplay is 100 pages and takes five years.

— Nick Hornby

I've heard Stephen King say that when you write a novel you end up revealing everything about yourself.

— Ernest Cline

I'm pretty hardcore. I stick exactly to what I'm doing. So I write a novel in one period, and then I'll write stories in…

— T.C. Boyle

“To write a novel, you begin with what you can see and then you add what came before and what came after.”

— Thomas Harris

If you get trapped in your head and out of your body during the writing process, it's very easy to make wrong turns. You…

— Soman Chainani

When people write a novel, they want to have that reach and that impact. To get it with a first novel, you can either…

— Irvine Welsh