#novels

I'm just trying to tell a good story and make thought-provoking, entertaining films. I just try and draw upon the great culture we have as a people, from music, novels, the streets. ↗

— Spike Lee

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I never even had the time to read novels. ↗

— George McGovern

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

— Ian Mcewan

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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

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

— Ian Mcewan

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It always strikes me how almost unbelievably bad are the early versions of my novels. ↗

— Nicholas Mosley

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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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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

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