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Novels Quotes

"When you read a novel, your own imagery is formed"

"It’s with bad sentiments that one makes good novels."

"A movie script is a barebones thing, and publishing a novel is like opening yourself up for criticism and analysis"

"It is ridiculous to set a detective story in New York City. New York City is itself a detective story."

"I guess there are never enough books"

"I have a notebook that is filled to the brim with little screenplays and ideas and potential novels."

"The only obligation to which in advance we may hold a novel without incurring the accusation of being arbitrary is that it be interesting."

"All humanity is passion; without passion, religion, history, novels, art would be ineffectual"

"I took a speed-reading course and read 'War and Peace' in twenty minutes. It involves Russia."

"The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid"

"We live for books"

"Novels are a marathon, while screenplays are a sprint"

"Because, if one is writing novels today, fieldwork is more and more a lost art. Take all the time you need, sit down with people, and dig deep. Galaxies may be infinitesimal, but no detail is too small."