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Novel Quotes

"The novel is born not of the theoretical spirit but of the spirit of humor."

"The novel is born not of the theoretical spirit but of the spirit of humor."

Milan Kundera, Czechoslovakian Writer

Novel, Humor, Narrative, Spirit, Writing

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"But novels are never about what they are about; that is, there is always deeper, or more general, significance. The author may not be aware of this till she is pretty far along with it."

"But novels are never about what they are about; that is, there is always deeper, or more general, significance. The author may not be aware of this till she is pretty far along with it."

Diane Johnson, American Novelist

Novel, May, Pretty

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"Between Scott on the earlier side and Dickens and Thackeray on the other, there was an immense production of novels, illustrated by not a few names which should rank high in the second class, while some would promote more than one of them to the first."

"Between Scott on the earlier side and Dickens and Thackeray on the other, there was an immense production of novels, illustrated by not a few names which should rank high in the second class, while some would promote more than one of them to the first."

George Saintsbury, English Writer

Novel, Class, First, Names, Production

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"I sold my very first novel when I was 24 or 25 years old."

"I sold my very first novel when I was 24 or 25 years old."

Kevin J. Anderson, American Writer

Novel, First, Old, Years

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