“This novel is fiction, except for the parts that aren't.”
“The best part of the fiction in many novels is the notice that the characters are imaginary.”
“Customer: Where are your fictional novels?”
“I think there should be more black characters, and more of all kinds of characters, in fiction. Almost all of the main characters in my novel Anansi Boys are black. And there are black characters in featured roles in all the other novels except Stardust and Coraline. (Something I was happy to see was not the case in Henry Selick’s film.)”
“I really enjoy mysteries, well-written fiction novels, historical novels, and the occasional vampire, wolf, human triangle as long as it's real”
“There is no happiness in love, except at the end of an English novel.”