“Good novels are not written, they are rewritten. Great novels are diamonds mined from layered rewrites.”
“Good novels are not written, they're rewritten!”
“Good novels are not written by orthodoxy-sniffers, nor by people who are conscience-stricken about their own orthodoxy. Good novels are written by people who are not frightened.”
“Good novel are written by people who are not frightened.”
“Good stories are not written, they are rewritten”