#novel

An Adult faith does not follow the waves of fashion and the latest novelties. ↗

— Joseph Ratzinger

#does #faith #fashion #follow #latest

I like the idea of making big budget films with a heart. I like graphic novels more than comic books. ↗

— Matthew Vaughn

#big budget #books #budget #comic #comic books

The most difficult novel I have had to write in terms of just getting it done was The Vampire Lestat. It took a year to write. ↗

— Anne Rice

#done #getting #had #i #just

The very essence of the creative is its novelty, and hence we have no standard by which to judge it. ↗

— Carl Rogers

#creative #essence #hence #judge #novelty

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

I started writing short stories. I tried writing horror, mystery, science fiction. I joined a little critique group here in town and ran my stories past them. After about three years, I tackled my first novel, Subterranean. It took me 11 months to write. ↗

— James Rollins

#after #critique #fiction #first #group

Whenever I start a novel, I'm always looking for two things: a bit of science that makes me go 'what if?' and a piece of history that ends in a question mark. ↗

— James Rollins

#bit #ends #go #history #i

I wonder if novels work for women because they give us a safe place to talk about our ish. ↗

— Jennifer Weiner

#because #give #i #i wonder #novels

I developed the habit of writing novels behind a closed door, or at my uncle's, on the dining table. ↗

— Patrick White

#closed #developed #dining #door #habit