“I am a storyteller, not a historian, and it's my ambition to create something compelling - something unputdownable and riveting - that… — Sara Sheridan Copy Share Image
“Like the 'good' characters in literature, the sane don't have any memorable lines.” — Adam Phillips Going Sane Copy Share Image
Truth and fiction are so aptly mixed that all seems uniform and of a piece. — Wentworth Dillon, 4th Earl of Roscommon Copy Share Image
The world is a very complex and interesting place and that is what I really want my fiction to say: wake up… — Dean Koontz Copy Share Image
With fiction, it could be about anything. It just has to be good writing, like Maria Semple's "Where'd You Go, Bernadette," which… — Cheryl Strayed Copy Share Image
“Nanny Ogg was an attractive lady, which is not the same as being beautiful. She fascinated Casanunda. She was an incredibly comfortable… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
Writing grew out of the pleasure of escape. My novels are very much outside of my personal experience. That is why I… — Danielle Trussoni Copy Share Image
I'm a big genre fan. I'm a big science fiction nerd and horror film nerd. I'm obsessed with Pam Grier. I wanted… — Alex Stapleton Copy Share Image
“Mmm.” Sebastian moaned. “It’s so delicious.” He laughed then. “It’s not the Poisonous Desert; it’s the Oreo Desert.” He scooped up handfuls… — Laura Kreitzer Copy Share Image
Beyond that, I seem to be compelled to write science fiction, rather than fantasy or mysteries or some other genre more likely… — Joan D. Vinge Copy Share Image
Any fiction should be a story. In any story there are three elements: persons, a situation, and the fact that in the… — Malcolm Cowley Copy Share Image
“Jace’s husky voice almost came out in a purr. He said, “You want to make a bet on that, Charlie.” Oh yeah,… — J.L. Clayton Copy Share Image
A book is a story, even if it's non-fiction, and once I've read it, I have the story with me inside my… — Sara Sheridan Copy Share Image
“Love, is an unknown passion, for an unknown person, for an unknown reason.” — Hamza Hassan Sheikh Copy Share Image
I love really exploring... you know, a cop drama for example is a great way to explore class in this country and… — Ethan Hawke Copy Share Image
I was only eight when Sputnik was launched, and at that age the boundary between science and fiction is pretty blurry. Whichever… — Edward M. Lerner Copy Share Image
My personality has two sides: a very social side and a reclusive side. I love writing fiction, although I can't imagine ever… — John Searles Copy Share Image
I certainly incorporate facts into my fiction. I take the basic facts from the life of my subject and I pick and… — Melanie Benjamin Copy Share Image
When I was hired by the University of Washington extension school to teach the one-year fiction writing course - 96 classroom hours… — James Thayer Copy Share Image
I would say that most of my books are contemporary realistic fiction... a couple, maybe three, fall into the 'historic fiction' category.… — Lois Lowry Copy Share Image
In terms of writing, I think what most fiction writers treasure more than anything is the feeling that they're living for the… — Lauren Groff Copy Share Image
We have people being a little uncomfortable in their life on Earth with finances and so on, so Science Fantasy or Science… — Anthony Daniels Copy Share Image
