Books Quote by Thomas Steinbeck

Since I can't write the greatest American novel, I'm going to write the longest American novel.

— Thomas Steinbeck

If I knew words enough, I could write the longest love letter in the world and never get tired

— F. Scott Fitzgerald

I have never felt inhibited in trying to write as well as the greatest English poets.

— Derek Walcott

“Every poet will forever try to write the greatest poem ever written, I have found that this kind of poem can be written with…

— Michael Jones

“You're not going to write the greatest novel ever written. Nor will I. Nor will anyone. Why? Because the greatest novel ever written is…

— Sarah M. Cradit

Dreiser wanted to write the next great American novel, and his desperation pervades [ Sister Carrie ] like an unsavory pit stain.

— Theodore Dreiser

I know a lot of writers who would much rather be writing the Great American Novel, but they've got bills to pay and alimony,…

— Eric Stoltz

“I try to keep up with what’s being done in every field, and most children’s books are ten times more enjoyable than the average…

— Ray Bradbury

“There is a novella inside every anus; there is a broken heart inside every mind; there is a bisected hug inside every arm; there…

— Jimmy Chen

I was saving the name of 'Geisel' for the Great American Novel.

— Dr. Seuss

“Great American Novel” = ”doorstop of a book, usually pretentious, written by a man.”

— Lionel Shriver

With iron and blood, it seems, and from the rich depths of the earth, John Griswold has fashioned a classic American novel, its dignified…

— Bob Shacochis