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title: "17 Fiction Based Quotes by 15 authors"
description: "Browse 17 Fiction Based quotes by 15 authors. Discover the best Fiction Based sayings and thoughts."
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> [“A life of fiction based on fact”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/a-life-of-fiction-based-on-fact/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/023/anonymous-1_life_a-life-of-fiction-based-on-fact-1380132_1380132.jpg)

> [So much of what I write in fiction is based on true stories.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-kurlansky/so-much-of-what-i-write-in-fiction-is-based-on-true-stories/)

[Mark Kurlansky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-kurlansky/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/11d/mark-kurlansky-1988_based_so-much-of-what-i-write-in-fiction-is-ba_348105.png)

> [Fiction is based on reality unless you're a fairytale artist.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hunter-s-thompson/fiction-is-based-on-reality-unless-you-re-a-fairytale-artist/)

[Hunter S. Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hunter-s-thompson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/939/hunter-s-thompson-278_art_fiction-is-based-on-reality-unless-you-r_2571251.jpg)

> [Good science fiction is always based in contemporary truths.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/forest-whitaker/good-science-fiction-is-always-based-in-contemporary-truths/)

[Forest Whitaker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/forest-whitaker/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ff/forest-whitaker-3022_always_good-science-fiction-is-always-based-in_575091.jpg)

> [All fiction is based on truth - 'Madame Bovary' is based on a true story!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leila-slimani/all-fiction-is-based-on-truth-madame-bovary-is-based-on-a-true-story/)

[Leila Slimani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leila-slimani/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5e3/leila-slimani-14140_fiction_all-fiction-is-based-on-truth-madame-bov_39191.jpg)

> [I was really interested in doing a really science fiction-based story because it's something I feel like I hadn't done yet.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lindsey-morgan/i-was-really-interested-in-doing-a-really-science-fiction-based-story/)

[Lindsey Morgan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lindsey-morgan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/348/lindsey-morgan-17813_done_i-was-really-interested-in-doing-a-reall_1834527.jpg)

> [I'm not saying 'The Godfather' trilogy was bad - because it was brilliant - but that was fiction. It was based on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-vincent/i-m-not-saying-the-godfather-trilogy-was-bad-because-it-was-brilliant/)

[Frank Vincent](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-vincent/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8c3/frank-vincent-11910_bad_i-m-not-saying-the-godfather-trilogy-was_25146.jpg)

> [“I have tread all three of his books and they held me spellbound interesting story. Its fiction based on fact...mmm I like!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-alvin/i-have-tread-all-three-of-his-books-and-they-held-me-spellbound/)

[Harold Alvin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harold-alvin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/21a/harold-alvin-241508_book_i-have-tread-all-three-of-his-books-and_1620790.jpg)

> [It is true that some of my fiction was based on actual events. But the events took place after the fiction was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-abbey/it-is-true-that-some-of-my-fiction-was-based-on-actual-events-but-the/)

[Edward Abbey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-abbey/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a39/edward-abbey-254_events_it-is-true-that-some-of-my-fiction-was-b_1817453.jpg)

> [Because I write fiction that is based in the real world, it's going to lead people into some of the modern dilemmas…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-kingsolver/because-i-write-fiction-that-is-based-in-the-real-world-it-s-going-to/)

[Barbara Kingsolver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-kingsolver/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/013/barbara-kingsolver-200_catastrophe_because-i-write-fiction-that-is-based-in_2793524.png)

> [Fiction is based on reality unless you're a fairy-tale artist, you have to get your knowledge of life from somewhere. You have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hunter-s-thompson/fiction-is-based-on-reality-unless-you-re-a-fairy-tale-artist-you/)

[Hunter S. Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hunter-s-thompson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/09a/hunter-s-thompson-278_art_fiction-is-based-on-reality-unless-you-r_1844545.jpg)

> [Good science fiction is always based in contemporary truths. One of the themes is the overextension of credit, the nature of being…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/forest-whitaker/good-science-fiction-is-always-based-in-contemporary-truths-one-of/)

[Forest Whitaker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/forest-whitaker/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/893/forest-whitaker-3022_science_good-science-fiction-is-always-based-in_949706.jpg)

> [“All fiction is based on some form of reality—otherwise we would never have the inspiration or knowledge to dream up the realistic…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rene-folsom/all-fiction-is-based-on-some-form-of-reality-otherwise-we-would-never/)

[Rene Folsom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rene-folsom/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/404/rene-folsom-82853_fiction_all-fiction-is-based-on-some-form-of-rea_2340411.jpg)

> [My fiction is based on both my own experience transformed, altered, juggled and changed to suit the demands of composition, character, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clarence-major/my-fiction-is-based-on-both-my-own-experience-transformed-altered/)

[Clarence Major](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clarence-major/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a65/clarence-major-44496_changed_my-fiction-is-based-on-both-my-own-exper_1613372.jpg)

> [Science Fiction is not just about the future of space ships travelling to other planets, it is fiction based on science and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-m-auel/science-fiction-is-not-just-about-the-future-of-space-ships/)

[Jean M. Auel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-m-auel/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/615/jean-m-auel-9407_archaeology_science-fiction-is-not-just-about-the-fu_2138144.png)

> [With fiction, you are creating an imaginary world. And it can be a very mechanical process. In a fictional film, you create…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mano-khalil/with-fiction-you-are-creating-an-imaginary-world-and-it-can-be-a-very/)

[Mano Khalil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mano-khalil/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/00f/mano-khalil-34508_believe_with-fiction-you-are-creating-an-imagina_1515458.jpg)

> [It's funny because when I was growing up, I was really into science fiction and fantasy as a kid. And, when I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-orloff/it-s-funny-because-when-i-was-growing-up-i-was-really-into-science/)

[John Orloff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-orloff/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f6d/john-orloff-68211_band_it-s-funny-because-when-i-was-growing-up_938668.jpg)

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