Fiction is not necessarily about what you know, it's about…
“Fiction is not necessarily about what you know, it's about how you feel. That is the truth about fiction, and the other truth is that all science is a tool, and we use our tools not to actualise what we know, but to implement how we feel.”
About This Quote
This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation.
Fiction conveys feeling; science provides tools to express those feelings.
In simple terms: Emotion drives story and science.
Blend feeling with method.
Themes
Mood
Type
When to use this quote
- writing
- research
- artistic projects
- technology design
Key Concepts
Questions to Reflect On
- How does your work reflect personal feeling?
- When do you prioritize method over emotion?
Balancing emotion with objectivity can be hard.