How you solve your problems are quite different. In non-fiction, you can always go back to the research, whereas in fiction, you… — Mark Kurlansky Copy Share Image
Without books we're a very uneducated society. Think of the places books have taken us, the people we've been introduced to (fiction… — Tom Robinson Copy Share Image
What I like about non-fiction is that it covers such a huge territory. The best non-fiction is also creative — Tracy Kidder Copy Share Image
You can tell within a sentence if something is fiction or non-fiction. You can tell in the artifice of the language or… — Ethan Canin Copy Share Image
For some reason, I seem to be bothered whenever I see acts of injustice and assaults on people's civil liberties. I imagine… — Iris Chang Copy Share Image
“The reoccurring thoughts of leaving are the signs that will let you know it is time to quit and find prosperity somewhere… — Chris Erzfeld Copy Share Image
I like to read really good books - anything that's really great, whether it's fiction, non-fiction, how-to, or whatever. — Tyler Hilton Copy Share Image
I'm omnivorous in my tastes, fiction and non-fiction, always several books on the go, though I'll read a novel in a day… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Jesmyn Ward returns to the world of her first two books, but here in the mode of non-fiction. A clear-eyed witness to… — Nicholas Delbanco Copy Share Image
My documentaries have always been very much constructed in the spirit of dominant cinema. From the time I started making non-fiction, I… — Brett Morgen Copy Share Image
I grew up poor in crappy situations... various crappy situations. What kept me sane was reading and music. I had so many… — Corey Taylor Copy Share Image
Because I'm such a creative person, and I've always got my nose in a book, I suppose it was only a matter… — Paul Kane Copy Share Image
When you're writing non-fiction, you go as far as you can go, and then ethically you have to stop. You can't go.… — Geraldine Brooks Copy Share Image
“I’m going to be a model of fearlessness. And when people spew fear, I’m going to stand with an invisible shield around… — Judy Frankel Copy Share Image
I was that weird kid that checked out all of the non-fiction paranormal studies books from the library. I've always been fascinated… — Molly Harper Copy Share Image
Inspiration comes from so many sources. Music, other fiction, the non-fiction I read, TV shows, films, news reports, people I know, stories… — Trudi Canavan Copy Share Image
“I discovered something attractive about uncertainty. It was the knowledge that God was in control and that I was depending on him… — Yilda Rivera Copy Share Image
I like reading a lot. Jeffrey Archer and Robert Ludlum are my favourite authors. I love making realistic cinema, so I read… — Madhur Bhandarkar Copy Share Image
I mainly read non-fiction, and that's probably because I have a huge amount of insecurity about my lack of education and the… — Steve Earle Copy Share Image
In this strange world called Earth, I have run into dead things that seemed to be alive; and living ones that seemed… — Jean-Paul Malfatti Copy Share Image
“Many of us imagine carrying out dramatic changes in impoverished places, but few have the patience for the small, time-consuming, and seemingly… — Deni Y. Bechard Copy Share Image
I like writing non-fiction - and when you pick a [non-fiction] subject, it saves you the hassle of coming up with a… — Richard Hell Copy Share Image
Among non-fiction authors I like Richard Bach, Nichiren Daishonin, Burton Watson, Deepak Chopra and MJ Akbar. — Mukul Dev Copy Share Image
I prefer non-fiction to fiction. In fact, I don't read fiction at all. I read books that are based on true events. — Diana Penty Copy Share Image
Granted, I'm more interested in technology than most people, and less interested in politics than most. But I don't like to think… — James Gleick Copy Share Image
I've always felt that no one understands why some books of non-fiction endure and some don't, because there's not much understanding among… — Robert Caro Copy Share Image
I read pretty eclectically - fiction, non-fiction, and poetry - and I've been inspired and influenced by a number of writers. — Barry Eisler Copy Share Image
There is a physics to the world, which non-fiction has a contract to stand in awe of, otherwise it becomes completely self-centered… — Nick Flynn Copy Share Image
In non-fiction, I like Wayne Dyer. I have a compilation of his best quotes near my bed! To me he's one of… — Rajkumar Hirani Copy Share Image
I just think there's something in the non-fiction form that allows you to see things clearly, if you're patient. — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
I make non-fiction partly because I'm not that good of a writer. My talent, if I have any, is in balancing, capturing… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
One of the fantastic things about books, fiction or non-fiction, is the way they give you a chance to look into different… — Gillian Cross Copy Share Image
“Reading a non-fiction book feels like a religious experience that forever moves my mind and shifts my heart toward greater knowledge.” — Rachel V Perry Copy Share Image
The effect of reading literary non-fiction that matters most to me is when the coin drops, and this happens in the company… — Paul Fry Copy Share Image
In my opinion there are two basic questions that any writer tries to answer. "What is?" is the question non-fiction asks. "What… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
The best way to tell people about climate change is through non-fiction. There's a vast literature of outstanding writing on the subject. — Ian Mcewan Copy Share Image
I am conscious of trying to stretch the boundaries of non-fiction writing. It's always surprised me how little attention many non-fiction writers… — Alain de Botton Copy Share Image
Fiction and non-fiction are only different techniques of story telling. For reasons I do not fully understand, fiction dances out of me.… — Arundhati Roy Copy Share Image
“Americans expect the president to right the wrongs that plague us—and we blame him when he fails. Because we invest impossible expectations… — Gene Healy Copy Share Image
I've read pretty broadly on the Holocaust - both fiction and non-fiction - and to me, 'The Lost Wife' is one of… — Lauren Weisberger Copy Share Image
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