Novel Quotes

Lines from the world of long-form fiction.

This set of quotes captures the ambition and discipline behind novel-writing, from a first page begun with great intent to the idea that about every character deserves to be seen as heroic.

Today I began the novel that I determined to be great.

Quotes by Zane Grey

Everyone deserves to be the hero of a novel.

Quotes by William Nicholson

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The fire burns as the novel taught it how.

Quotes by Wallace Stevens

I don't write constantly; it's two serials and a novel a year.

Quotes by Umera Ahmad

I wrote a novel about the combat experiences I didn't have in Vietnam.

Quotes by Tracy Kidder

I wrote my first novel because I wanted to read it.

Quotes by Toni Morrison

I read a lot. I am an inveterate reader. I always have a novel going.

Quotes by Tom Sizemore

Judgments and secrets are what make a good novel.

Quotes by Tobias Hill

With a novel, there is no hurrying it. You're constantly walking into the unknown.

Quotes by Tobias Hill

A good novel editor is invisible.

Quotes by Terri Windling

So, I outlined a horror novel and started writing.

Quotes by Stephen R. George

A novel is a mirror carried along a main road.

Quotes by Stendhal

I wrote the worst novel ever.

Quotes by Sophie Ellis-Bextor

My first novel, 'Sacrifice,' was set on the Shetland Islands.

Quotes by Sharon Bolton

Everything in a novel has to be intentional, even the things that aren't.

Quotes by Scott Spencer

The crime novel has always been my favourite genre.

Quotes by Sara Paretsky

Around the time I turned 30, I wanted to publish a novel.

Quotes by Sara Paretsky

I have nothing revolutionary or even novel to offer.

Quotes by Samuel E. Morison

There are very few films that work like a novel.

Quotes by Robert Schwentke

A novel is often a longer process in handling self-doubt.

Quotes by Robert Sheckley

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