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title: "3 Fiction Directly Quotes by 3 authors"
description: "Browse 3 Fiction Directly quotes by 3 authors. Discover the best Fiction Directly sayings and thoughts."
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> [I find it interesting that people often seem to believe that authors of realistic fiction are directly translating their personal experiences into…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malinda-lo/i-find-it-interesting-that-people-often-seem-to-believe-that-authors/)

[Malinda Lo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malinda-lo/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e7/malinda-lo-21759_believe_i-find-it-interesting-that-people-often_86941.jpg)

> [Very seldom in my fiction have I directly used the stories people have told me. I think ripping off people's lives in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colum-mccann/very-seldom-in-my-fiction-have-i-directly-used-the-stories-people/)

[Colum McCann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colum-mccann/)

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> [“I think that the best fiction is directly rooted in an ability to identify and tell the psychological truth about people.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alistair-cross/i-think-that-the-best-fiction-is-directly-rooted-in-an-ability-to/)

[Alistair Cross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alistair-cross/)

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