On Writing
“The bad novelist constructs his characters; he directs them and makes them speak. The true novelist listens to them and watches them act…
“The bad novelist constructs his characters; he directs them and makes them speak. The true novelist listens to them and watches them act; he hears their voices even before he knows them.”
— — André Gide
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