“I think the novel form chose me. I was a writer before I became a criminal... my first instinct was to write.” ThinkingWritingFirstsFormNovelInstinctCriminals Author:Gregory David Roberts
“A pornographic novelist is one who exploits the sexual instinct as a prostitute does. A legitimate sex novel elucidates it or brings out its poetry, tragedy, or comedy.” DoeSexNovelComedyTragedyInstinctNovelistsPornographyExploits Author:George Bernard Shaw
“One of the things that I love about writing novels is that it really doesn't matter what next step you take as long as you're pursuing some intuition or instinct. Of course, then, intuitions or instincts don't make for great novels, but they often make for good first drafts.” WritingFirstsLongMatterCoursesNextStepsNovelInstinctIntuitionNext StepsGreat Novels Author:Jonathan Safran Foer
“We're all just animals. That's all we are, and everything else is just an elaborate justification of our instincts. That's where music comes from. And romantic poetry. And bad novels.” AnimalNovelInstinctJustificationRomantic Poetry Author:Elvis Costello