Author

The nobler the truth or sentiment, the less imports the question of authorship. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

Until the lion learns how to write, every story will glorify the hunter. – African proverb

A good novel tells us the truth about its hero; but a bad novel tells us the truth about its author.

The nobler the truth or sentiment, the less imports the question of authorship.

A petty reason perhaps why novelists more and more try to keep a distance from journalists is that  novelists are trying to write the truth and journalists are trying to write fiction.