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On that other novels followed: but I still wrote fairy tales and dreamy poems of another world Picture Quote #1

Do your bit to save humanity from lapsing back into barbarity by reading all the novels you can Picture Quote #1

I mean, there are many other directors who are probably both more skilled and excited to adapt novels or work within certain genre conventions. I’d like to do that kind of work someday, but for better or worse I’m too drawn by my own material Picture Quote #1

For the novels I wrote before selling anything, I didn’t outline much. I had a vague idea of the story Picture Quote #1

I hate it when something I’ve had published inspires some nut to imitate what I’ve written, or some teacher gets fired for having her students read one of my stories or novels Picture Quote #1

Almost all the great novels have as their motif, more or less disguised, the passage from childhood to maturity, the clash between the thrill of expectation, and the disillusioning knowledge of the truth Picture Quote #1

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It was a misunderstanding to stress the dream like quality of the novels. What I meant to stress was the interrelation between dream and life, between dream and action Picture Quote #1

Who now reads novels as a guide to life and love? Everyone wants to star in his or her own movie Picture Quote #1

In ordinary detective novels you never see the consequences of what happens in a story in the next book. That you do in mine Picture Quote #1

I continued writing the bad plays which fortunately nobody would produce, just as no one did me the unkindness of publishing my early novels Picture Quote #1

I developed the habit of writing novels behind a closed door, or at my uncle’s, on the dining table Picture Quote #1

I don’t like to read novels where the novelist tells me what to think about the situation and the characters. I prefer to discover for myself Picture Quote #1

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The solution, once revealed, must seem to have been inevitable. At least half of all the mystery novels published violate this law Picture Quote #1

You can declare at the very start that it’s impossible to write a novel nowadays, but then, behind your back, so to speak, give birth to a whopper, a novel to end all novels Picture Quote #1

Have you any right to read, especially novels, until you have exhausted the best part of the day in some employment that is called practical? Picture Quote #1

The glittering structure of her cultivation sits on her novels like a rather showy icing that detracts from the cake beneath Picture Quote #1

The joy of poetry is that it will wait for you. Novels don’t wait for you. Characters change. But poetry will wait. I think it’s the greatest art Picture Quote #1

Novels may teach us as wholesome a moral as the pulpit. There are sermons in stones, in healthy books, and good in everything Picture Quote #1

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Modern reformers offer nebulous theories or write philanthropic novels. But your thief acts! He is as clear as a fact and as logical as a punch on the nose! And what a style he has! Picture Quote #1

The best part of the fiction in many novels is the notice that the characters are purely imaginary Picture Quote #1

Sometimes I don’t know whether I’m real or whether I’m a character in one of my novels Picture Quote #1

I have heard of novels started in the middle, at the end, written in patches to be joined together later, but I have never felt the slightest desire to do this Picture Quote #1

My dream remains to inform and entertain through fiction in the form of novels and movies that compete in the marketplace of ideas Picture Quote #1

First, people don’t read novels off screens, and they don’t have a tendency to shell out real money for books when they don’t retain anything physically for their money Picture Quote #1

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But at the same time, I have trouble keeping things out of books, which is why I don’t write short stories because they turn into novels Picture Quote #1

I didn’t know anything about romance novels until a friend suggested that I try writing one. After I read a few, I realized that my favorite part of fiction had always been the relationship aspect Picture Quote #1

I’ve often described my book ‘Anno Dracula’ as ‘literally, a vampire novel’ - in that it battens on to other novels and sucks their lifeblood, transforming as well as feeding off them Picture Quote #1

What I like in novels that I read and enjoy is interplay of theme: the mystery of how we seem to be so separate as human beings Picture Quote #1

I’d never really considered doing young-adult novels, but one of the things that a friend pointed out to me is that I’ve actually had a teenage character in almost every adult novel that I’ve written Picture Quote #1

I hope people will like my novels after I’m dead. And I hope my children think about me in good ways, by and large Picture Quote #1

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On that other novels followed: but I still wrote fairy tales and dreamy poems of another world (Novels Quotes) Do your bit to save humanity from lapsing back into barbarity by reading all the novels you can (Novels Quotes) I mean, there are many other directors who are probably both more skilled and excited to adapt novels or work within certain genre conventions. I’d like to do that kind of work someday, but for better or worse I’m too drawn by my own material (Novels Quotes) For the novels I wrote before selling anything, I didn’t outline much. I had a vague idea of the story (Novels Quotes) I hate it when something I’ve had published inspires some nut to imitate what I’ve written, or some teacher gets fired for having her students read one of my stories or novels (Novels Quotes) Almost all the great novels have as their motif, more or less disguised, the passage from childhood to maturity, the clash between the thrill of expectation, and the disillusioning knowledge of the truth (Novels Quotes) It was a misunderstanding to stress the dream like quality of the novels. What I meant to stress was the interrelation between dream and life, between dream and action (Novels Quotes) Who now reads novels as a guide to life and love? Everyone wants to star in his or her own movie (Novels Quotes) In ordinary detective novels you never see the consequences of what happens in a story in the next book. That you do in mine (Novels Quotes) I continued writing the bad plays which fortunately nobody would produce, just as no one did me the unkindness of publishing my early novels (Novels Quotes) I developed the habit of writing novels behind a closed door, or at my uncle’s, on the dining table (Novels Quotes) I don’t like to read novels where the novelist tells me what to think about the situation and the characters. I prefer to discover for myself (Novels Quotes) The solution, once revealed, must seem to have been inevitable. At least half of all the mystery novels published violate this law (Novels Quotes) You can declare at the very start that it’s impossible to write a novel nowadays, but then, behind your back, so to speak, give birth to a whopper, a novel to end all novels (Novels Quotes) Have you any right to read, especially novels, until you have exhausted the best part of the day in some employment that is called practical? (Novels Quotes) The glittering structure of her cultivation sits on her novels like a rather showy icing that detracts from the cake beneath (Novels Quotes) The joy of poetry is that it will wait for you. Novels don’t wait for you. Characters change. But poetry will wait. I think it’s the greatest art (Novels Quotes) Novels may teach us as wholesome a moral as the pulpit. There are sermons in stones, in healthy books, and good in everything (Novels Quotes) Modern reformers offer nebulous theories or write philanthropic novels. But your thief acts! He is as clear as a fact and as logical as a punch on the nose! And what a style he has! (Novels Quotes) The best part of the fiction in many novels is the notice that the characters are purely imaginary (Novels Quotes) Sometimes I don’t know whether I’m real or whether I’m a character in one of my novels (Novels Quotes) I have heard of novels started in the middle, at the end, written in patches to be joined together later, but I have never felt the slightest desire to do this (Novels Quotes) My dream remains to inform and entertain through fiction in the form of novels and movies that compete in the marketplace of ideas (Novels Quotes) First, people don’t read novels off screens, and they don’t have a tendency to shell out real money for books when they don’t retain anything physically for their money (Novels Quotes) But at the same time, I have trouble keeping things out of books, which is why I don’t write short stories because they turn into novels (Novels Quotes) I didn’t know anything about romance novels until a friend suggested that I try writing one. After I read a few, I realized that my favorite part of fiction had always been the relationship aspect (Novels Quotes) I’ve often described my book ‘Anno Dracula’ as ‘literally, a vampire novel’ - in that it battens on to other novels and sucks their lifeblood, transforming as well as feeding off them (Novels Quotes) What I like in novels that I read and enjoy is interplay of theme: the mystery of how we seem to be so separate as human beings (Novels Quotes) I’d never really considered doing young-adult novels, but one of the things that a friend pointed out to me is that I’ve actually had a teenage character in almost every adult novel that I’ve written (Novels Quotes) I hope people will like my novels after I’m dead. And I hope my children think about me in good ways, by and large (Novels Quotes)

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