I don't see novels ending with any real sense of closure. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes closure end novel
The first sentence of every novel should be: Trust me, this will take time but there is order here, very faint, very human. Meander if you want to get to town. Michael Ondaatje fainthumanmeander Change image and share on social
You want to suggest something new, but at the same time, resolve the drama of the action in the novel. Michael Ondaatje actiondramaresolve Change image and share on social
It's a discovery of a story when I write a book, a case of inching ahead on each page and discovering what's beyond in the darkness, beyond where you're writing. Michael Ondaatje aheadbookcase Change image and share on social
My grandmother died from Alzheimer's, and it was a big shock. For the families left behind, it is not an easy closure. It's not a gradual fading. The person is losing so much of their humanity as they're dying. Losing your memories, you lose so much of who you are as a person. Rosecrans Baldwin alzheimerbigclosure share on social
It got to the point where most of my time went toward writing novels. I would still occasionally write short stories, but only when I was commissioned by an editor to write for a themed anthology or special issue. Tim Pratt anthologycommissioneditor share on social
Another thing that freaks me out is time. Time is like a book. You have a beginning, a middle and an end. It's just a cycle. Mike Tyson beginbookcycle Change image and share on social
