In order to make the novel into a polyhistorical illumination of existence, you need to master the technique of ellipsis, the art of condensation. Otherwise, you fall into the trap of endless length.
Great novels are always a little more intelligent than their authors.
Is a novel anything but a trap set for a hero?
Suspending moral judgment is not the immorality of the novel; it is its morality.
All great novels, all true novels, are bisexual.