I was very fortunate that my first novel captivated the imaginations of so many readers who asked for a sequel. After that, one book led to another as I discovered other facets to my characters I wanted to investigate further. – Jennifer Chiaverini
Henry Miller wrote novels, but he calls his protagonist Henry, often Henry Miller, and his books are in this gray area between memoir and novel. – Leslie Fiedler
The function of the novel is the exploration of the human condition. Really, that’s what it’s all about. – Patrick O’Brian
I’ve never yet managed to write a novel which didn’t have an Indian central character. – Salman Rushdie
It was my angry, Dickensian novel, I suppose. It was cathartic – I expended a lot of frustration on that one. – Richard Helms
The theory of founder effects does not explain how novel features like plumage traits arise. – Peter R. Grant
‘The Satanic Verses’ was denied the ordinary life of a novel. It became something smaller and uglier: an insult. – Salman Rushdie
Since I can’t write the greatest American novel, I’m going to write the longest American novel. – Thomas Steinbeck
I don’t begin a novel with a shopping list – the novel becomes my shopping list as I write it. – William Gibson
When I put together a graphic novel, I don’t think about literary prose. I think about storytelling. – Ted Rall
The great American novel has not only already been written, it has already been rejected. – W. Somerset Maugham