There is more to be pondered in the grain and texture of life than traditional fiction allows. The work of essayists is… — Charles J. Shields Copy Share Image
“I blinked at him just casually talking about my new sex life with his genie-shiny head, and I knew at any second… — Laura Kreitzer Copy Share Image
I have several books I can read over and over. With fiction, it's 'The Stand' by Stephen King, which is my favorite… — Corey Taylor Copy Share Image
What's needed today, now, more than ever, is 'Star Peace' for there is an ominous, mutual threat to all science fiction. It's… — George Takei Copy Share Image
“George lay on his bed, wide awake despite the early hour, imagining over and over Jeffrey’s demise. He didn’t feel guilty. Jeffrey… — Matt Francis Copy Share Image
my experience as a fiction writer tells me that the deeper I look into myself, the more universal is the experience I… — Marion Dane Bauer Copy Share Image
Listen to others as if they are telling you the truth, ask questions when you aren't clear, and allow others the room… — Rhonda Britten Copy Share Image
I will never do 'Pulp Fiction 2,' but having said that, I could very well do other movies with these characters. — Quentin Tarantino Copy Share Image
An important factor to note is that it's rare for anyone to sell a first novel written before they turned 30-35; long-format… — Charles Stross Copy Share Image
Fiction is not a dream. Nor is it guesswork. It is imagining based on facts, and the facts must be accurate or… — Margaret Culkin Banning Copy Share Image
“there is something intriguing about knowing how things are going to turn out, but being constantly surprised about how they'll get there.” — Jael McHenry Copy Share Image
I know now that the mythic monster I created was largely a fiction. — Peter Benchley Copy Share Image
I've been building a fiction in part around the Marfa poem since my brief residency there, which has kept it from receding… — Ben Lerner Copy Share Image
Fiction either moves mountains or it's boring; it moves mountains or it sits on its ass. — David Foster Copy Share Image
I love fiction because in fiction you go into the thoughts of people, the little people, the people who were defeated, the… — Isabel Allende Copy Share Image
Science fiction has always had a dark side. There has been a touch of the irrational and absurd in the genre from… — Douglas Lain Copy Share Image
The fact is fiction is always a representation of life, sometimes the lives of famous people. — Varley O'Connor Copy Share Image