“I would say the reason that I've never written a novel is because I've...” — Deborah Eisenberg Quote

“I would say the reason that I've never written a novel is because I've never written a novel.”

“I had written a story. I wrote the story out of some desperation, really, and I didn't know I was writing a story, and it took me years. And when I finished, a friend of mine had the idea that the story should be read as a monologue in a theater.”

“It's a complicated issue, but I define myself as an American, primarily.”

“A good novel is worth more than the best scientific study.”

“I took two years away from making films to write a novel.”

“What I'm definitely against is the plodding, paint-by-numbers 19th-century-style novel that's still being written today. I just don't understand why you'd read or write that in 2011.”