Famous quotes by Novelists

NovelistsAuthors are usually understood for their exciting stories and also thought-provoking quotes. From J.K. Rowling to Stephen King, these authors have motivated generations of viewers with their words. Below are several of one of the most inspiring quotes from a few of the globe's most precious storytellers, using insight right into the creative process, the power of storytelling, as well as the importance of determination. Whether you're a budding writer or simply trying to find a little motivation, these quotes will definitely give you with the motivation you need.
Small: A loving heart is the truest wisdom - Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens
"A loving heart is the truest wisdom"
Charles Dickens, Novelist
Small: Happiness is not achieved by the conscious pursuit of happiness it is generally the by-product of other activi
Aldous Huxley
"Happiness is not achieved by the conscious pursuit of happiness; it is generally the by-product of other activities"
Aldous Huxley, Novelist
Small: Its love that makes the world go round, my baby - Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens
"Its love that makes the world go round, my baby"
Charles Dickens, Novelist
Small: We are all geniuses up to the age of ten - Aldous Huxley
Aldous Huxley
"We are all geniuses up to the age of ten"
Aldous Huxley, Novelist
Small: Childhood is a disease - a sickness that you grow out of - William Golding
"Childhood is a disease - a sickness that you grow out of"
William Golding, Novelist
Small: Ironically, in todays marketplace successful nonfiction has to be unbelievable, while successful fiction must
Jerry B. Jenkins
"Ironically, in today's marketplace successful nonfiction has to be unbelievable, while successful fiction must be believable"
Jerry B. Jenkins, Novelist
Small: Fan the sinking flame of hilarity with the wing of friendship and pass the rosy wine - Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens
"Fan the sinking flame of hilarity with the wing of friendship; and pass the rosy wine"
Charles Dickens, Novelist
Small: Im sick of just liking people. I wish to God I could meet somebody I could respect - J.D. Salinger
J.D. Salinger
"I'm sick of just liking people. I wish to God I could meet somebody I could respect"
J.D. Salinger, Novelist
Small: Responsibility is what awaits outside the Eden of Creativity - Nadine Gordimer
"Responsibility is what awaits outside the Eden of Creativity"
Nadine Gordimer, Novelist
Small: If you stop to be kind, you must swerve often from your path - Mary Webb
Mary Webb
"If you stop to be kind, you must swerve often from your path"
Mary Webb, Novelist
Small: Culture is a way of coping with the world by defining it in detail - Malcolm Bradbury
"Culture is a way of coping with the world by defining it in detail"
Malcolm Bradbury, Novelist
Small: Fame means millions of people have the wrong idea of who you are - Erica Jong
"Fame means millions of people have the wrong idea of who you are"
Erica Jong, Novelist
Small: The first panacea for a mismanaged nation is inflation of the currency the second is war. Both bring a tempora
Ernest Hemingway
"The first panacea for a mismanaged nation is inflation of the currency; the second is war. Both bring a temporary prosperity; both bring a permanent ruin. But both are the refuge of political and economic opportunists"
Ernest Hemingway, Novelist
Small: That sort of half sigh, which, accompanied by two or three slight nods of the head, is pitys small change in g
Charles Dickens
"That sort of half sigh, which, accompanied by two or three slight nods of the head, is pity's small change in general society"
Charles Dickens, Novelist
Small: There is no substitute for talent. Industry and all its virtues are of no avail - Aldous Huxley
Aldous Huxley
"There is no substitute for talent. Industry and all its virtues are of no avail"
Aldous Huxley, Novelist
Small: Im sick of not having the courage to be an absolute nobody - J.D. Salinger
J.D. Salinger
"I'm sick of not having the courage to be an absolute nobody"
J.D. Salinger, Novelist
Small: Growth itself contains the germ of happiness - Pearl S. Buck
Pearl S. Buck
"Growth itself contains the germ of happiness"
Pearl S. Buck, Novelist
Small: We should so provide for old age that it may have no urgent wants of this world to absorb it from meditation o
Pearl S. Buck
"We should so provide for old age that it may have no urgent wants of this world to absorb it from meditation on the next. It is awful to see the lean hands of dotage making a coffer of the grave"
Pearl S. Buck, Novelist
Small: It is not possible to eat me without insisting that I sing praises of my devourer? - Fyodor Dostoevsky
Fyodor Dostoevsky
"It is not possible to eat me without insisting that I sing praises of my devourer?"
Fyodor Dostoevsky, Novelist
Small: The formula Two and two make five is not without its attractions - Fyodor Dostoevsky
Fyodor Dostoevsky
"The formula 'Two and two make five' is not without its attractions"
Fyodor Dostoevsky, Novelist
Small: It is not true that people stop pursuing dreams because they grow old, they grow old because they stop pursuin
"It is not true that people stop pursuing dreams because they grow old, they grow old because they stop pursuing dreams"
Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Novelist
Small: Those who cannot think or take responsibility for themselves need, and clamor for, a leader - Hermann Hesse
"Those who cannot think or take responsibility for themselves need, and clamor for, a leader"
Hermann Hesse, Novelist
Small: The impulse to dream was slowly beaten out of me by experience. Now it surged up again and I hungered for book
Richard Wright
"The impulse to dream was slowly beaten out of me by experience. Now it surged up again and I hungered for books, new ways of looking and seeing"
Richard Wright, Novelist
Small: Friendships, like marriages, are dependent on avoiding the unforgivable - John D. MacDonald
"Friendships, like marriages, are dependent on avoiding the unforgivable"
John D. MacDonald, Novelist
Small: It was times like these when I thought my father, who hated guns and had never been to any wars, was the brave
Harper Lee
"It was times like these when I thought my father, who hated guns and had never been to any wars, was the bravest man who ever lived"
Harper Lee, Novelist
Small: Without heroes, we are all plain people and dont know how far we can go - Bernard Malamud
"Without heroes, we are all plain people and don't know how far we can go"
Bernard Malamud, Novelist
Small: I think most writers feel like theyre on the outside looking in much of the time. All of us feel, to a certain
"I think most writers feel like they're on the outside looking in much of the time. All of us feel, to a certain extent, alienated from the stuff going on around us"
Mark Haddon, Novelist
Small: Nothing gives a fearful man more courage than anothers fear - Umberto Eco
"Nothing gives a fearful man more courage than another's fear"
Umberto Eco, Novelist
Small: Old age is the verdict of life - Amelia Barr
Amelia Barr
"Old age is the verdict of life"
Amelia Barr, Novelist
Small: There is nothing safe about sex. There never will be - Norman Mailer
"There is nothing safe about sex. There never will be"
Norman Mailer, Novelist
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