“Remember, the most common thing about common sense is how uncommon it is.” — Jason Jennings Copy Share Image
“Low employee engagement is a symptom of a suboptimal workplace culture” — Hanna Hasl-Kelchner Copy Share Image
There's nothing quite as exciting or moving as the very finest literary non-fiction. — Catherine Jinks Copy Share Image
There is, in my mind, no higher compliment to pay a non-fiction book than to say it reads like a novel. — Jon Weisman Copy Share Image
“You don’t lose when you stop trying to control everything. You win when you finally learn to let go.” — Sharmila Sengupta Copy Share Image
It is simply much easier to infuse life, feeling, and higher truth into a novel than a non-fiction work, to find the… — Jon Weisman Copy Share Image
“As long as I live, I will always remember those wee children standing at the railing on that ship." - John Hanlon,… — Deana J. Driver Copy Share Image
I always say that writing non-fiction versus writing fiction is a bit like architecture versus abstract painting. — Andrew Lam Copy Share Image
I teach a non-fiction writing class at New York University, and one of my great pleasures is deciding on the syllabus. — Susan Orlean Copy Share Image
“There's one good thing about being in the bomb disposal unit: No superior officer is ever looking over your shoulder.” — Robert Edsel Copy Share Image
Many people have observed that truth is stranger than fiction. This has led some intellectuals to conclude that it's stranger than non-fiction… — Brad Holland Copy Share Image
“Always maintain a steady eye on what you know is yours for the taking, and plot with all the energy you can… — Chris Erzfeld Copy Share Image
I spend most of my time reading non-fiction of all sorts. Then poetry. Then fiction to blurb. Then fiction I want to… — Jim Shepard Copy Share Image
“As writers we intend to make a difference, to alter people's lives for the greater good. . .this is why we write,… — Lee Gutkind Copy Share Image
I cannot say how strongly I object to people using other people's writing as research. Research is non-fiction, especially for horror, fantasy,… — Laurell K. Hamilton Copy Share Image
I read a lot; fiction and non-fiction are the mediums I find most edifying and inspiring. I watch movies and listen to… — Carrie Brownstein Copy Share Image
With non-fiction writing I feel like I'm confined and driven by what actually happened. That makes the "plot". So it's a process… — George Saunders Copy Share Image
“The Holy Spirit doesn't need to equip you for what you're not going to do, so if you're in rebellion against Jesus… — Henry and Melvin Blackaby Copy Share Image
“If you have ever felt slightly nauseous walking through an aged care facility, puckered your face against a smell, observed a grown… — Felicity Chapman Copy Share Image
I like to read biographies of authors that I love, like Richard Yates. I also like to see what non-fiction authors are… — Richard Lewis Copy Share Image
“When shall we pass a day alone? I have had a thousand kisses, for which with my whole soul I thank love… — John Keats Copy Share Image
“You fell in love with her when she couldn't love herself. You loved her wide brown eyes that resembled the color of… — Altruistic Poetry Copy Share Image
“The Positive Paradigm is: . . . a new, inclusive reality map, one people worldwide can easily comprehend and agree upon. It… — Patricia E. West Copy Share Image
“In terms of size, mammals are an anomaly, as the vast majority of the world's existing species are snail-sized or smaller. It's… — Elisabeth Tova Bailey Copy Share Image
“Why is it deemed justifiable and appropriate for cops/police officers to kill other cops (friendly–fire) and citizens? Why do cops kill? Are… — Obiora Embry Copy Share Image
Read non-fiction. History, biology, entomology, mineralogy, paleontology. Get a bodyguard and do fieldwork. Find your inner fish. Don't publish too soon. Not… — Marlene van Niekerk Copy Share Image
I say at the very end of "Winter Journal" that I do dream about my father often. I think I have a… — Paul Auster Copy Share Image
“...in real life I always seem to have a hard time winding up a conversation or asking somebody to leave, and sometimes… — David Foster Wallace Copy Share Image
“I'd encourage [you] to think big and be delusional when setting goals. Yes, delusional. The biggest mistake that I made with my… — Warren Cassell Jr Copy Share Image