Quotes about Novels

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Novels are just another kind of cross-dressing, aren't they? — John Irving, In One Person
A Dickens character to me is a theatrical projection of a character. Not that it isn't real. It's real, but in that remo — Rex Stout
Ending a novel is almost like putting a child to sleep – it can't be done abru — Colm Tóibín
They (the novelists) became the voice of the citizen against the ubiquitous raison d'état, which reappeared endlessly to — John Ralston Saul, Voltaire's Bastards: The Dictatorship of Reason in the West
Well, Mr Thomas, while I'm in favour of education, I couldn't in good conscience recommend a university career in anythi — Dean Koontz, Odd Thomas
What does the novel do? It tells beautiful, shapely lies which enclose hard, exact truths. — Julian Barnes
Novels include padding; I think padding may be an essential part of the novel, for all I know. — Jorge Luis Borges, This Craft of Verse
We did photograph albums, best dresses, favourite novels, and once someone's own novel. It was about a week in a telepho — Jeanette Winterson, Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
I have come to understand something about novels," Tessa said."And what is that?""They are not true. — Cassandra Clare, Clockwork Princess
Everything that ever happened to me that was important happened in the desert. — Michael Ondaatje, The English Patient
I think novelists are in the education business, really, but they're not teaching you times tables, they are teaching yo — Martin Amis
Because we want to know things, how the pieces fit. Talkers seduce, words direct us into corners. We want more than anyt — Michael Ondaatje, The English Patient
Every serious novel is, beyond its immediate thematic preoccupations, a discussion of the craft, a conquest of the form, — Ralph Ellison, The Collected Essays
A mysterious ability, a broken promise, a life changed forever... — Kim Hornsby, The Dream Jumper's Promise
...you mean you don't fit characters into a plot? excatly... — John Geddes
And she did what nobody thought of doing... she consulted Anne. — Jane Austen