I invented the historical spy novel.
Alan Furst
The Pacific Northwest, and particularly Whidbey Island, is extremely suited to be a location in a novel.
Elizabeth George
I think with something like 'Watchmen' you can genuinely call that a graphic novel because it has the weight and the intent of a proper novel... →
Dave Gibbons
The best project is one that asks a novel question.
Walter Gilbert
If you enjoy math and you write novels, it's very rare that you'll get a chance to put your math into a novel. I leapt at the chance.
Mark Haddon
For me, writing a novel is like solving a puzzle. But I don't intend my novels as puzzles. I intend them as invitations to dance.
Mohsin Hamid
A reader should encounter themselves in a novel, I think.
When people talk about the death of the novel, they are speaking of the need for the birth of something different.
Novel writing is the slowest art form in the world. It is not a sprint. It is not even a marathon. It is a series of marathons that stretch over and... →
Novel writing is solitary work.