Science fiction writers, I am sorry to say, really do not know anything. — Philip K. Dick Copy Share Image
Over the years, more than one reviewer has described my fantasy series, 'A Song of Ice and Fire', as historical fiction about… — George R. R. Martin Copy Share Image
“Bill is a fiction writer, but he writes in the first-person voice in a style that is tell-all confessional; in fact, his… — John Irving Copy Share Image
The fiction writer in me likes gaps in stories because I can jump into that gap and try to suggest something. — Marlon James Copy Share Image
It's always difficult to write honestly of one's deepest feelings, particularly without the protective veil of fiction. But the more difficult, the… — Alix Kates Shulman Copy Share Image
We get so many people saying short fiction is not economical, that it doesn't sell; but there are so many of us… — Junot Diaz Copy Share Image
I have to say that writing about my writing process is more daunting than writing non-fiction. — Sefi Atta Copy Share Image
The fiction of happiness is propagated by every tongue and confirmed by every look till at last all profess the joy which… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
“There was no control except the " mood of his power... and it is for this reason it is good you never… — Michael Ondaatje Copy Share Image
A lie, sometimes, can be truer than the truth, which is why fiction gets written. — Tim O'Brien Copy Share Image
The fatal flaw of most utopian visions is that they're fundamentally static, and that's not a comfortable place for humans to live.… — Christine Jennings Copy Share Image
“I thought about writing the character as male, but then I would be forced to portray him as a woman in a… — Chris Stocking Copy Share Image
I don't read a great deal of fiction, to my shame, other than the classics. — Richard Attenborough Copy Share Image
Science to me is sufficiently weird and interesting, and stranger than fiction. — Leonard Susskind Copy Share Image
I tend more towards what some people call literary science fiction, but what I mean by that is that it is full… — Edward Einhorn Copy Share Image
The fiction writer has a lot of balls to juggle. Setting, pacing, dialogue, and so on. And let's not forget: plot. That… — Cate Marvin Copy Share Image
“A deus ex machina will never appear in real life so you best make other arrangements.” — Marisha Pessl Copy Share Image
“The real Julian Wells didn't die in a cherry-red convertible, overdosing on a highway in Joshua Tree while a choir soared over… — Bret Easton Ellis Copy Share Image
Science fiction writers missed the most salient feature of our modern era: the Internet. — Jack McDevitt Copy Share Image
Although the primitive in art may be both interesting and impressive, as portrayed in American fiction it is conspicuous for dullness alone.… — Ellen Glasgow Copy Share Image
“You are not the first person to come here, and you will most likely not be the last. Many souls have arrived… — Rebecca Harlem Copy Share Image
We're so much more likely to feel sympathy for an animal than another person; thus, the best fiction uses animals to define… — Chuck Palahniuk Copy Share Image
