There are no laws for the novel. There never have been, nor can there ever be.

Quote by Doris Lessing

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This world is run by people who know how to do things. They know how...

This world is run by people who know how to do things. They know how...

Pleasure resorts are like film stars and royalty... embarrassed by the figures they cut in...

Pleasure resorts are like film stars and royalty... embarrassed by the figures they cut in...

Borrowing is not much better than begging; just as lending with interest is not much...

Borrowing is not much better than begging; just as lending with interest is not much...

In the writing process, the more a story cooks, the better.

In the writing process, the more a story cooks, the better.

You can't be a Red if you're married to a civil servant.

You can't be a Red if you're married to a civil servant.

That is what learning is. You suddenly understand something you've understood all your life, but...

That is what learning is. You suddenly understand something you've understood all your life, but...

Some people obtain fame, others deserve it.

Some people obtain fame, others deserve it.

Laughter is by definition healthy

Laughter is by definition healthy

Man, who is he? Too bad, to be the work of God: Too good for...

Man, who is he? Too bad, to be the work of God: Too good for...

The great secret that all old people share is that you really haven't changed in...

The great secret that all old people share is that you really haven't changed in...

We use our parents like recurring dreams, to be entered into when needed.

We use our parents like recurring dreams, to be entered into when needed.

Any human anywhere will blossom in a hundred unexpected talents and capacities simply by being...

Any human anywhere will blossom in a hundred unexpected talents and capacities simply by being...

It is the mark of great people to treat trifles as trifles and important matters...

It is the mark of great people to treat trifles as trifles and important matters...

I don't know much about creative writing programs. But they're not telling the truth if...

I don't know much about creative writing programs. But they're not telling the truth if...

Literature is analysis after the event.

Literature is analysis after the event.

Space or science fiction has become a dialect for our time.

Space or science fiction has become a dialect for our time.

Small things amuse small minds.

Small things amuse small minds.

There is only one real sin, and that is to persuade oneself that the second-best...

There is only one real sin, and that is to persuade oneself that the second-best...

Original sin, therefore, appears to be a hereditary, depravity and corruption of our nature, diffused...

Original sin, therefore, appears to be a hereditary, depravity and corruption of our nature, diffused...

Charity creates a multitude of sins.

Charity creates a multitude of sins.