#novels

If you read the first page of one of my novels, I can guarantee that you will read the last one. This isn't just social commentary. This is also about writing good page-turners. I want people to keep reading. ↗

— Jodi Picoult

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I don't very often read novels. ↗

— Sidney Poitier

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In 25 years of writing novels, I've never had anything that felt like writer's block. ↗

— Richard Powers

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I have written every one of my novels to convince somebody of something. ↗

— Manuel Puig

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I write novels because there is something I don't understand in reality. ↗

— Manuel Puig

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The writer of stories or of novels settles on men and imitates them; he exhausts the possibilities of his characters. ↗

— Salvatore Quasimodo

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I don't like the word rock opera, but I'm trying to write on that level that's reserved for plays still, or novels. ↗

— Lou Reed

#level #like #novels #opera #plays

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

— Matthew Vaughn

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

— Jennifer Weiner

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

— Patrick White

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