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…

On Writing
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“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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