The only reason for the existence of a novel is that it does attempt to represent life. -- Henry James
It's no wonder that truth is stranger than fiction. Fiction has to make sense. -- "Mark Twain"
And moreover, to succeed, the artist must
possess the courageous soul . . . the brave soul. The soul that dares
and defies. -- Kate Chopin
You can't wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club. -- Jack London
I had
the story, bit by bit, from various people, and, as generally happens
in such cases, each time it was a different story. -- Edith Wharton
The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability
to hold two opposed ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the
ability to function. -- F. Scott Fitzgerald
Madame, all stories, if continued far enough, end
in death, and he is no true-story teller who would keep that from you. -- Ernest Hemingway
I believe that man will not merely endure. He will
prevail. He is immortal, not because he alone among creatures has an
inexhaustible voice,
but because he has a soul, a spirit capable of
compassion and sacrifice and endurance. -- William Faulkner
Love makes your soul crawl out from its hiding place. -- Zora Neale Hurston
