Against Quote by Scott Turow

In re-reading 'Presumed Innocent,' the one thing that struck me - and I re-read the book four different times in writing 'Innocent,' interested in…

— Scott Turow

Writing novels preserves you in a state of innocence - a lot passes you by - simply because your attention is otherwise diverted.

— Anita Brookner

I don't know if a novelist ever fully detaches him- or herself from what they wrote and the way they wrote it. I can…

— Scott Turow

To literary critics a book is assumed to be guilty until it proves itself innocent.

— Nelson Algren

I had never written anything. And I had never studied writing. So my motives were pure: I had a great story... a courtroom drama…

— John Grisham

I always assumed I could never make a living out of literary fiction, and I was right. When I did try, it took four…

— Justin Cartwright

It took seven years from the day I decided I wanted to write fiction to actually getting a book published.

— Cynthia Kadohata

I haven't written a word of fiction since 2009. I have no desire to write fiction. I did what I did and it's done.…

— Philip Roth

I had written a book. For various reasons, the publishing industry had decided that my book was going to be 'important.' The novel had…

— Akhil Sharma

I did know that the book would end with a mind-boggling trial, but I didn't know exactly how it would turn out. I like…

— James Patterson

I'm always accused of being a crime novelist, but I'm not really.

— Lisa Lutz

As a writer, you live in permanent self-doubt; you're on permanent trial.

— Antonio Munoz Molina