I did not know if the story was factually true or not, but…

“was emotionally true because I had already grown to feel that there existed men against whom I was powerless, men who could violate my…

— Richard Wright

You have to be involved and relate to the characters in order to make a film that is true emotionally.

— Spike Jonze

A compelling story, even if factually inaccurate, can be more emotionally compelling than a dry recitation of the truth.

— Frank Luntz

The goal is not to make something factually impeccable, but seamlessly persuasive.

— John Szarkowski

Obviously, I like to write stories that are page-turners. But I always try my very, very hardest to be as factually true as possible.

— Jon Ronson

I've been doing interviews for years, and in all that time, I've virtually never read one and gone, 'Yep, factually and tonally that's exactly…

— Martin Freeman

“That's factually crazy...”

— Jennifer Egan

The trite answer is that everything is true but none of it happened. It is emotionally true, but the events, the plotting, the narrative,…

— Patrick Marber

I think that is one of the things that is beautiful about fiction and that you can do through drama. If I was a…

— Liza Johnson

I have to pay attention to what I have felt and observed, then push these responses to an extreme while keeping the story within…

— Elizabeth Strout

If someone hates or loves something, then right on. I can't rob them of that. I'm not going to try and change their mind.…

— Alanis Morissette

“Authors: The only people you thank for leaving you emotionally devastated.”

— Love The Stacks Bookstore

“Of course I would fall for Captain Emotionally Constipated. I could train a rock to hold more affection for me.”

— K.M. Shea

There are ups and downs to the season and how you handle those things emotionally is huge.

— David Lee

It's a really dark, emotionally wrenching world that we've created on 'The Walking Dead.'

— Laurie Holden