#novel

I actually find novels that are determined to be funny at every turn quite oppressive. ↗

— Ian Mcewan

#determined #every #find #funny #i

I think of novels in architectural terms. You have to enter at the gate, and this gate must be constructed in such a way that the reader has immediate confidence in the strength of the building. ↗

— Ian Mcewan

#building #confidence #constructed #enter #gate

Novelists have to be adept at controlling the flow of information, and, most crucially, they have to be in charge of the narrative. ↗

— Ian Mcewan

#charge #controlling #crucially #flow #information

The end of secrecy would be the end of the novel - especially the English novel. The English novel requires social secrecy, personal secrecy. ↗

— Ian Mcewan

#english #especially #novel #personal #requires

You could say that all novels are spy novels and all novelists are spy masters. ↗

— Ian Mcewan

#masters #novelists #novels #say #spy

Before trying a novel I wrote a couple of plays. ↗

— James Merrill

#couple #i #novel #plays #trying

A screenplay is not a finished product; a novel is. A screenplay is a blueprint for something - for a building that will most likely never be built. ↗

— Nicholas Meyer

#building #built #finished #finished product #likely

Sometimes I - I try not to read too many fiction or novels. ↗

— John Mica

#i #many #novels #read #sometimes

I'm not a novelty act from the '80s in most parts of the world. ↗

— George Michael

#i #most #novelty #parts #world

Look at it this way: if you write the novel of 'Cold Mountain,' it costs exactly the same to produce and market as a novel set in a room. If you make the film, the disparity of costs is huge. ↗

— Anthony Minghella

#costs #disparity #exactly #film #his way