Novelist Quotes
Novelist Quote of the day
The difference between a novelist and someone who tinkers around with writing is this: novelists finish their books.
Nothing travels faster than the speed of light, with the possible exception of bad news, which obeys its own special laws.
The real novelist, the perfectly simple human being, could go on, indefinitely imaging.
A novelist's characters must be with him as he lies down to sleep, and as he wakes from his dreams. He must learn to hate them and to love them.
There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book.Books are well written, or badly written. That is all.
It is possible to be a great novelist - that is, to render a veracious account of your times - and a bad writer - that is, an incompetent practitioner of applied linguistics.
I was forced to wander, having no one, forced by my nature to keep wandering because wandering was the only thing that I believed in, and the only thing that believed in me.
Sometimes I don't even know why I'm writing what I'm writing...I'm just following these people around and taking notes.
A friend worth knowing tolerates your flaws while a friend worth keeping loves you in spite of them.
The one thing which seems to me quite impossible is to take into consideration the kind of book one is expected to
As a historical novelist, there is very little I like more than spending time sorting through boxes of old letters, diaries, maps, trinkets, and baubles.
Part of the desire to see each other succeed is to stop putting a price on success.
Film and novel characters are often stereotyped, but racial stereotyping in many novels or films creates & encourages labelling, discrimination & racism. ~Angelica Hopes
I'm a professional writer and I consider it part of my job to publicise my work and these days part of that job is done online.
On every page, confidence fights with self-doubt. Every sentence is an act of faith. Why would anybody want to do it?
The novelist is more like a pregnant woman who delivers her own child unaided. A messy procedure, with lots of groaning.
Sometimes you can write about a character's day in under a minute and sometimes it takes a day just to write about a minute.
With the right tools, you can write anything ...
Love is something that is beyond us. We can't anticipate love. When, where and with whom we fall in love is coincidental and wonderful for the same reason.
Life is full of beautiful moments. Live your life to the fullest. And do what youlove.
A novelist is essentially a person who covers distance through his patience, slowly, like an ant. A novelist impresses us not by his demonic and romantic vision, but by his patience.
No matter how much enthusiasm and effort you put into writing, if you totally lack literary talent you can forget about being a novelist.
An authors publication date never matters, a book not read yet will always be New"...
...Cody is furiously explaining to his little son Tim 'Never let the right hand know what your left hand is doing'...Page 100.
As you write your novel, you gradually start thinking like some of your characters in it. And at times the writer may lose himself completely in some character.
She was in awe of all his work. 'How do you do it?" she asked.He smiled and said, 'By loving you.
I became an artist because I wanted to be an active participant in the conversation about art.
She might not have read many books. But when she reads a book, she swallows the very words. If you open the books on her shelves, you will find that the front and back covers encase white pages.
If you write then you are reborn because by writing about the moment, you can relive it for a second time.
Rich will be my life if I can keep my memories full and brimming, and record them on clear-eyed mornings while I set joyously to work setting pen to holy craft.
If you hear voices, you’re a lunatic. If you write down what they say, you’re an author.
Sometimes, when inspiration runs dry, I drink classical music until my words spill out.
I only wrote prose before I met you. My musings were superfluous and serious as well. But now the words dance with me. I sing with them and we create poetry.
Poetry isn’t an island, it is the bridge. Poetry isn’t a ship, it is the lifeboat. Poetry isn’t swimming. Poetry is water.
It is a dangerous thing to substitute reading or writing for living. Live first, then write.
There is no revelation in my words. I am merely stating what others have forgotten to write down.