“Personally, I do not believe that it is the duty of any man or woman to write a novel. In nine cases out of ten, there would be greater merit in leaving it unwritten.” MenWritingBelieveWould BeCasesNovelGreaterDutyTenLeavingNineMeritUnwritten Book:Varia Source: Varia
“The greater the novel, the more it is apt to embody the special, non-replicable properties of the written medium.” NovelGreaterWrittenSpecialPropertyMediums Author:Joseph O'Neill
“You will permit me to say, that a greater drama is now acting on this theatre than has heretofore been brought on the American tage, or any other in the world. We exhibit at present the novel and astonishing spectacle of a whole people deliberating calmly on what form of government will be most conducive to their happiness; and deciding with an unexpected degree of unanimity in favour of a system which they conceive calculated to answer the purpose.” PeopleWorldWholeGovernmentFormPurposeAnswersActingNovelGreaterDramaDegreesTheatreUnexpectedPermitFavourAstonishingExhibitsForms Of GovernmentUnanimity Author:George Washington
“Simply put, you can read a story in a single sitting and hold it all in your mind. You can experience all of its rhythms, beginning to end, during that span. Consequently it has, I think, greater emotional power than a novel because of this real-time effect. Stories can stun you.” ThinkingMindRealEndsStoriesNovelGreaterEffectsEmotionalSittingRhythmEmotional Power Author:Adam Ross
“I've translated two of Bae's novels, A Greater Music and Recitation, which are coming from Open Letter and Deep Vellum in October and January respectively. A Greater Music is a semi-autobiographical book centred on a Korean writer moving to Berlin, learning to live and even write in a foreign language.” WritingTwoBookMovingLanguageNovelGreaterMusic IsLettersBerlinOctoberKoreanJanuaryForeign LanguageRecitationBae Author:Deborah Smith
“A lot of novels use crime as a stepping stone to talk about greater issues. So I just think of myself as a writer.” ThinkingUseNovelIssuesGreaterCrimeStonesStepping Stones Author:Karin Slaughter