“Here's a secret. Many novelists, if they are pressed and if they are being honest, will admit that the finished book is a rather rough translation of the book they'd intended to write.”
Quote by Michael Cunningham
Author
Michael Cunningham
Michael Cunningham is an American writer renowned for his novel 'The Hours', which won the Pulitzer Prize in 1998. His works often explore themes of identity, memory, and gender. more
You May Also Like
“As writers we must, from our very opening sentence, speak with authority to our readers.”
“I suspect any serious reader has a first great book, just the way anybody has a first kiss.”
“The most brilliant qualities become useless when they are not sustained by force of character.”
Source: Kahlil Gibran: Masterpieces
Source: Kahlil Gibran: Masterpieces
“In the depth of your hopes and desires lies your silent knowledge of the beyond.”
Source: Kahlil Gibran: Masterpieces