“Sure, Bob Dylan had some good songs. But he could have been a doctor.” — R.S. Gompertz Copy Share Image
“...we haven't had any accidents for months now...Everything on that island is perfectly fine.” — Michael Crichton Copy Share Image
Don't make a big distinction between fiction and non-fiction. These are arbitrary distinctions... — Farley Mowat Copy Share Image
First of all, writing at best - certainly fiction writing - more and more I think is magic. — Kathy Acker Copy Share Image
SF is the literature of the theoretically possible, and F is the literature of the impossible. — Piers Anthony Copy Share Image
It's kind of strange-- in fiction you get to tell lies and are applauded for it. — Robert James Waller Copy Share Image
Fiction becomes a place where I face certain fears such as losing language or losing my children. — Ben Marcus Copy Share Image
What seems real one moment is fiction the next and gone out of existence the moment after that. Nostalgia is the greatest… — David Budbill Copy Share Image
I do find stories - or literary fiction - an apt form for analyzing the world. And especially for trying to imagine… — Jim Shepard Copy Share Image
Good fiction reveals feeling, refines events, locates importance and, though its methods are as mysterious as they are varied, intensifies the experience… — Vincent Canby Copy Share Image
The purpose of fiction is not to make people seem nice. What makes anyone think people are nice? Look around you! — Elizabeth Strout Copy Share Image
I am not particularly distressed by the state of fiction or the role of the writer. The more marginal, perhaps ultimately the… — Don DeLillo Copy Share Image
“It's said that there's three sides to a story: yours, mine, and the truth. Check out God in Wingtip Shoes and The… — Yvonne J. Medley Copy Share Image
You really have to soak up the culture of the people to get it right. If you're making a fiction film, it's… — Robert Duvall Copy Share Image
People whose lives are upside down often read fiction. When you're not sure where you'll end up or how you are going… — Anne Enright Copy Share Image
“It was just a word. It took nothing from him. It made him feel only as low as he allowed himself to… — Roy L. Pickering Jr Copy Share Image
“Narratives about certain experiences are somehow legitimized when mediated through a man’s perspective. Consider the work of John Updike or Richard Yates.… — Roxane Gay Copy Share Image
[Hollywood] studios are handing out money to make independent films now, but they all want the same thing. They want the style… — Stanley Tucci Copy Share Image
From the viewpoint of the writer, the most significant aspect of fantasy and science fiction is that stories of these kinds are… — Brian Stableford Copy Share Image
Once in a while - perhaps every 10 years, or even every generation - a novel appears that profoundly questions the way… — Tash Aw Copy Share Image
Fantasy is an area where it is possible to talk about right and wrong, good and evil, with a straight face. In… — Robert Jordan Copy Share Image
I usually get up not before 9. I have a huge library - I'm a big fan of Scandinavian crime fiction -… — Anthony Geary Copy Share Image
“We need to talk," he insisted, opening the door to his jeep that was parked next to my car. I was still… — S.G. Holster Copy Share Image
![“[Hollywood] studios are handing out money to make independent films now, but they all want the same thing. They want the style and the deadpan delivery of RESERVOIR DOGS or FARGO and so they imitate those movies. They want PULP FICTION, but they get it all wrong! They get the detachment, but…” quote by Stanley Tucci](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/155/stanley-tucci-10260_character_hollywood-studios-are-handing-out-money_2775030.jpg)
