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Novelist Quotes

The idea of being a novelist is really romantic, but it’s kind of the same as being president of the United States - it’s not gonna happen Picture Quote #1

The trick to being a novelist is to act like an iceberg. Make it seem as if you’re displaying only one-tenth of what you know, and the other nine-tenths isn’t visible and never mind if that part is pure styrofoam! Picture Quote #1

My role as a novelist is to explore ideas and imagination, and hopefully that will inspire people from my world to continue dreaming and to believe in dreams Picture Quote #1

We joined a Conservative synagogue. I began learning through engagement, rote and reading. Suddenly, I belonged... well, to the extent that a novelist can ever feel she is part of a group; we may be part of a minyan, but we’re not fully merged into the community Picture Quote #1

I’m a novelist at heart. My sole intention is to write the best novel possible. I don’t think about the film potential at all Picture Quote #1

I’m a big, bombastic novelist and thrill-ride guy. I’m never going to win the National Book Award Picture Quote #1

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Back when the concept of organ transplants qualified as science fiction, novelist Maurice Renard wrote a thriller called ‘Les Mains d’Orlac.’ Call it a bastard offspring of ‘Frankenstein;’ its plot revolved around the old theme of Science Giving Us Stuff We Shouldn’t Have - in this particular case, restoring severed body parts Picture Quote #1

When finally I mustered the courage to tell a novelist friend that I was talking to editors about a biography, her reply was, ‘Oh, that’s okay. That’s not a real book.’ Picture Quote #1

With the marketing pressures driving the book world today, it’s much easier to get the author of a memoir on a television show than a serious novelist Picture Quote #1

Say you’re an American novelist, published by the largest publishing house in the world. Their goal is to make as much money from you as possible, to have as many people read your book in as many formats as possible. How can you hope to speak intimately to the numbers of people that represent the book sales required? Picture Quote #1

I think, if you want to grow a novelist, for that person to have a lot of boring time trying to entertain themselves is very important Picture Quote #1

Let me put it this way: I don’t plan to retire. What would I do, become a brain surgeon? I mean, a brain surgeon can retire and write novels, but a novelist can’t retire and do brain surgery - or at least he better not Picture Quote #1

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All my siblings became artists. One’s a novelist, my brother is a painter, my sister was a costume designer Picture Quote #1

I hadn’t ever felt any particular calling to be a novelist, and I clearly remember telling a friend of mine about six months before I started work on ‘Elsewhere’ that I would never write a novel Picture Quote #1

One of the writers I most admire is Hilary Mantel because in the middle of her career, she just changed paths entirely and became just a totally different novelist Picture Quote #1

Talents of the novelist: ... observation of character, analysis of emotion, people’s feelings, personal relations Picture Quote #1

I can’t promise that every child with learning differences will become a novelist, but I do think all children can become lifelong readers Picture Quote #1

One’s politics are part of one even when one is writing. But if I want to say anything about the state of civil society, I will write an essay. The responsibilities you feel as a novelist are literary ones, I think, not civic ones. And I think politicians are interesting to write about Picture Quote #1

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I would love to see young writers come out of college and know there is a possibility to be a novelist Picture Quote #1

In high school, I wanted to be an actress. Until I got to college and took some creative writing courses. Then I decided I wanted to become a novelist Picture Quote #1

A novelist must preserve a childlike belief in the importance of things which common sense considers of no great consequence Picture Quote #1

I don’t think I knew that you could be a novelist. I think a lot of my students are in the same condition. I thought it was unreachable, that it was sort of dead people. It took me a long time - I think I was well into novel writing before I really thought, ‘Actually, this is a valid pastime.’ Picture Quote #1

I think that if the novel’s task is to describe where we find ourselves and how we live now, the novelist must take a good, hard look at the most central facts of contemporary life - technology and science Picture Quote #1

I had wanted to be a novelist for so long, but I didn’t have a story. That story came from the death of my father, and wrestling with how to help my mother. Writing it allowed me to work through my fears, frustrations and desires. I wanted control over the situation. And I wasn’t sure I would have any in real life Picture Quote #1

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As a novelist, I like the contained drama and complexity of the courtroom, though I don’t watch those shows on TV. I prefer the hospital shows because I wanted to be a doctor Picture Quote #1

I always think the novelist should go to the culture’s dark places and poke around. Pose a lot of hard questions Picture Quote #1

If you’re a novelist, as I am in real life, you’re usually so desperate for any kind of feedback Picture Quote #1

I’m a novelist: I spend a great part of my day pretending to myself that I’m in a different world, being a different person, faced with decisions I pretend I haven’t created Picture Quote #1

Playing with different genres and perspectives and ways of telling stories is one of the perks of being a novelist, but at the same time, I want precision. And in order to be precise about stuff, you have to get personal. Symbolism is very boring Picture Quote #1

The fact is that in this day and age I don’t think any novelist can assume that a book will get attention Picture Quote #1

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The idea of being a novelist is really romantic, but it’s kind of the same as being president of the United States - it’s not gonna happen. (Novelist Quotes) The trick to being a novelist is to act like an iceberg. Make it seem as if you’re displaying only one-tenth of what you know, and the other nine-tenths isn’t visible and never mind if that part is pure styrofoam! (Novelist Quotes) My role as a novelist is to explore ideas and imagination, and hopefully that will inspire people from my world to continue dreaming and to believe in dreams. (Novelist Quotes) We joined a Conservative synagogue. I began learning through engagement, rote and reading. Suddenly, I belonged... well, to the extent that a novelist can ever feel she is part of a group; we may be part of a minyan, but we’re not fully merged into the community. (Novelist Quotes) I’m a novelist at heart. My sole intention is to write the best novel possible. I don’t think about the film potential at all. (Novelist Quotes) I’m a big, bombastic novelist and thrill-ride guy. I’m never going to win the National Book Award. (Novelist Quotes) Back when the concept of organ transplants qualified as science fiction, novelist Maurice Renard wrote a thriller called ‘Les Mains d’Orlac.’ Call it a bastard offspring of ‘Frankenstein;’ its plot revolved around the old theme of Science Giving Us Stuff We Shouldn’t Have - in this particular case, restoring severed body parts. (Novelist Quotes) When finally I mustered the courage to tell a novelist friend that I was talking to editors about a biography, her reply was, ‘Oh, that’s okay. That’s not a real book.’ (Novelist Quotes) With the marketing pressures driving the book world today, it’s much easier to get the author of a memoir on a television show than a serious novelist. (Novelist Quotes) Say you’re an American novelist, published by the largest publishing house in the world. Their goal is to make as much money from you as possible, to have as many people read your book in as many formats as possible. How can you hope to speak intimately to the numbers of people that represent the book sales required? (Novelist Quotes) I think, if you want to grow a novelist, for that person to have a lot of boring time trying to entertain themselves is very important. (Novelist Quotes) Let me put it this way: I don’t plan to retire. What would I do, become a brain surgeon? I mean, a brain surgeon can retire and write novels, but a novelist can’t retire and do brain surgery - or at least he better not. (Novelist Quotes) All my siblings became artists. One’s a novelist, my brother is a painter, my sister was a costume designer. (Novelist Quotes) I hadn’t ever felt any particular calling to be a novelist, and I clearly remember telling a friend of mine about six months before I started work on ‘Elsewhere’ that I would never write a novel. (Novelist Quotes) One of the writers I most admire is Hilary Mantel because in the middle of her career, she just changed paths entirely and became just a totally different novelist. (Novelist Quotes) Talents of the novelist: ... observation of character, analysis of emotion, people’s feelings, personal relations ... (Novelist Quotes) I can’t promise that every child with learning differences will become a novelist, but I do think all children can become lifelong readers. (Novelist Quotes) One’s politics are part of one even when one is writing. But if I want to say anything about the state of civil society, I will write an essay. The responsibilities you feel as a novelist are literary ones, I think, not civic ones. And I think politicians are interesting to write about. (Novelist Quotes) I would love to see young writers come out of college and know there is a possibility to be a novelist. (Novelist Quotes) In high school, I wanted to be an actress. Until I got to college and took some creative writing courses. Then I decided I wanted to become a novelist. (Novelist Quotes) A novelist must preserve a childlike belief in the importance of things which common sense considers of no great consequence. (Novelist Quotes) I don’t think I knew that you could be a novelist. I think a lot of my students are in the same condition. I thought it was unreachable, that it was sort of dead people. It took me a long time - I think I was well into novel writing before I really thought, ‘Actually, this is a valid pastime.’ (Novelist Quotes) I think that if the novel’s task is to describe where we find ourselves and how we live now, the novelist must take a good, hard look at the most central facts of contemporary life - technology and science. (Novelist Quotes) I had wanted to be a novelist for so long, but I didn’t have a story. That story came from the death of my father, and wrestling with how to help my mother. Writing it allowed me to work through my fears, frustrations and desires. I wanted control over the situation. And I wasn’t sure I would have any in real life. (Novelist Quotes) As a novelist, I like the contained drama and complexity of the courtroom, though I don’t watch those shows on TV. I prefer the hospital shows because I wanted to be a doctor. (Novelist Quotes) I always think the novelist should go to the culture’s dark places and poke around. Pose a lot of hard questions. (Novelist Quotes) If you’re a novelist, as I am in real life, you’re usually so desperate for any kind of feedback. (Novelist Quotes) I’m a novelist: I spend a great part of my day pretending to myself that I’m in a different world, being a different person, faced with decisions I pretend I haven’t created. (Novelist Quotes) Playing with different genres and perspectives and ways of telling stories is one of the perks of being a novelist, but at the same time, I want precision. And in order to be precise about stuff, you have to get personal. Symbolism is very boring. (Novelist Quotes) The fact is that in this day and age I don’t think any novelist can assume that a book will get attention. (Novelist Quotes)

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