Aesthetic Quote by W. Somerset Maugham

Good fiction creates empathy. A novel takes you somewhere and asks you to look through the eyes of another person, to live another life.

— Barbara Kingsolver

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

I've had some tremendous adventures, good and bad. It's part of the novel, and a novel isn't interesting if it doesn't have some good…

— Lynn Johnston

A good novel is something that challenges perception, that allows you to see the world anew through a different point of view - something…

— Justin Cartwright

I think that when you're writing plays, and I think it's also true with novels, it helps to have an ear for the music…

— Tony Kushner

Every good book should be entertaining. A good book will be more; it must not be less. Entertainment…is like a qualifying examination. If a…

— Anonymous

“When I sit down with a novel in my hand I want to enjoy the experience. That means having fun. Too many books take…

— Clayton J. Callahan

It's with bad sentiments that one makes good novels.

— Aldous Huxley

Good fiction must be entertaining- but what makes fiction special- and True- is that the realness of a novel allows it to carry a…

— Jerry B. Jenkins

I think if someone could demonstrate to me that fiction did no good, I would still do it, because I think it does good…

— George Saunders

A novel is not an allegory… It is the sensual experience of another world. If you don't enter that world, hold your breath with…

— Azar Nafisi

I like reading novels because it provides insight into human behavior. I am really interested in feelings and think they are what define us…

— Claire Danes