Books Quote by Zadie Smith

I believe that all novels, ... deal with character, and that it is to express character – not to preach doctrines, sing songs, or…

— Ursula K. Le Guin

The treasure of a writer is to maintain their own style.

— Andrea Hirata

In truth, even if they have an imperfect insight into their own methods, I still slightly mistrust writers of fiction who are assured literary…

— Will Self

I suppose most writers are following Twain's advice to tackle what they know, and my own readings habits drew me to writers who seemed…

— Kevin Keck

I'm the kind of writer who thinks style is just as important as the story being told.

— Hallgrimur Helgason

I know when I go and see a writer, the first thing I think to myself is, 'Are they the character in the book?'…

— Irvine Welsh

Readers will stay with an author, no matter what the variations in style and genre, as long as they get that sense of story,…

— Dean Koontz

Novelists are no more moral or certain than anybody else; we are ideologically adrift, and if we are any good then our writing will…

— Andrew O'Hagan

Literature may make the reader reexamine some of his or her own conventions, look at himself or herself in a different way, look at…

— Amos Oz

“An author has to fit into the skin of her characters, to imagine being trapped by unfortunate and sometimes violent circumstances she herself has…

— Loretta H. Marion

It's a scary thing for fiction writers, when you're always writing from the point of view both as and for someone who is different.

— Alice Mattison

Every novelist has a different purpose-and often several purposes which might even be contradictory.

— Irwin Shaw