Novels are fictions and therefore they tell lies, but…

“A philosopher,' said Mrs. Cantanker, stalking across the study, black heels clicking, ruby silks whispering around her ankles, 'is one who attempts to capture…

— Stefan Bachmann

God gets the great stories. Novelists must make do with more mundane fictions.

— Richard Flanagan

“No one wants the complete picture, the whole story. It would leave no room for the fictions we need to tell ourselves about ourselves.”

— Caite Dolan-Leach

And I am a writer, writer of fictions I am the heart that you call home And I've written pages upon pages Trying to…

— Colin Meloy

Art is amoral, whether we accept this or not; it does not take sides. The finest fictions are cold at heart.

— John Banville

Contrary to what Kafka does, I always like to refer all of my fictions to the level of reality, He, on the other hand,…

— Manuel Puig

In merest prudence men should teach . . . That science ranks as monstrous things Two pairs of upper limbs; so wings-- E'en Angel's wings!--are fictions.

— Henry Austin Dobson

“There is a continuity of all things that make classifications fictions. But all human knowledge depends upon arrangements. Then all books--scientific, theological, philosophical--are only…

— Charles Fort

“Generations are fictions.”

— Jeff Chang

“I told you; I am Arianna, the Siren, your Guardian, and how is a Guardian supposed to do her job if she is clueless…

— Erica Sehyun Song

“This is not one of your fictions where people bleed ink.”

— Terence Paul Winter

Our lives are fictions, a work we leave behind, signed.

— Vanna Bonta

“He had a respect for facts maybe this was one.”

— Anne Carson

Religious fictions,fates are illusion to science

— You'ng Micky M'yzzy

“She smiled sinisterly. Light mist started to slowly swirl around us. All I could see was her, the tall rocks and the white wall.…

— Erica Sehyun Song