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The novelist must ground his work in faithful study of human nature.

I strongly believe that literature can do something that nothing else can do, and that is embody the human spirit.

Literature at its fullest takes human nature as its theme. That's the kind of writing that interests me.

Literature... is the union of suffering with the instinct for form.

All good Literature rests primarily on insight.

Literature, not scripture, sustains the mind and - since there is no other metaphor - also the soul.

Authors are influenced by everything they've ever read. If you've read widely enough, it helps you create your own mix.

Every well-written book is a light for me. When you write, you use other writers and their books as guides in the wilderness.

Literature helps us transcend ourselves.

A great literary work can be completely, completely unpredictable. Which can sometimes make them very hard to read, but it gives them a great originality.