#novel

But I think, and hope, that the novels can be understood and enjoyed as science fiction, on their own terms. ↗

There's a unique bond of trust between readers and authors that I don't believe exists in any other art form; as a reader, I trust a novelist to give me his or her best effort, however flawed. ↗

— Dan Simmons

#art #art form #authors #believe #best

Personally, I have never wished I were a male novelist. ↗

— Curtis Sittenfeld

#male #never #novelist #personally #were

America is becoming so educated that ignorance will be a novelty. I will belong to the select few. ↗

— Will Rogers

#america #becoming #belong #educated #few

Gloria watched the swollen white orb of a hot-air balloon rising over Navy Pier and knew she had to break it off with Oliver, for he was the type who would never enjoy hot-air balloons, Van Morrison songs, or mess, whether from orgasm or otherwise. But who was she to be dreaming about mess today? ↗

— Andrea Kayne Kaufman

#music #ocd #oxford #poetry #redemptive

Aphorisms are bad for novels. They stick in the reader's teeth. ↗

— Anatole Broyard

#novels #reader #stick #teeth

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

— Aldous Huxley

#good #makes #novels #sentiments

I've never abandoned the novel. ↗

— V. S. Naipaul

#i #never #novel

When I feel like being a director, I write a novel. ↗