--- title: "15 Fiction Feel Quotes by 15 authors" description: "Browse 15 Fiction Feel quotes by 15 authors. Discover the best Fiction Feel sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f70/jesse-andrews-12109_books_as-a-teenager-i-didn-t-read-a-ton-of-tee_451932.jpg" --- > [As a teenager, I didn't read a ton of teen fiction, and now I feel like I wish that I had.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jesse-andrews/as-a-teenager-i-didn-t-read-a-ton-of-teen-fiction-and-now-i-feel-like/) [Jesse Andrews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jesse-andrews/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f70/jesse-andrews-12109_books_as-a-teenager-i-didn-t-read-a-ton-of-tee_451932.jpg) > [I want my fiction to feel real most of the time, so it makes sense to pay attention to life and to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-earls/i-want-my-fiction-to-feel-real-most-of-the-time-so-it-makes-sense-to/) [Nick Earls](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-earls/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b6c/nick-earls-28772_attention_i-want-my-fiction-to-feel-real-most-of-t_374945.png) > [I like dramas because there's a big overlap between film and fiction, so I feel relatively qualified to talk about plot and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-waters/i-like-dramas-because-there-s-a-big-overlap-between-film-and-fiction/) [Sarah Waters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-waters/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7e6/sarah-waters-2758_about_i-like-dramas-because-there-s-a-big-over_1422756.png) > [Even in fiction, I feel rigorous honesty applies. It doesn't apply to facts; it applies to what I think of as not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/siri-hustvedt/even-in-fiction-i-feel-rigorous-honesty-applies-it-doesn-t-apply-to/) [Siri Hustvedt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/siri-hustvedt/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b47/siri-hustvedt-860_applies_even-in-fiction-i-feel-rigorous-honesty_809629.jpg) > [This is a cliche, but in fiction, I feel it is easier for me to get to some sort of truth, some…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miriam-toews/this-is-a-cliche-but-in-fiction-i-feel-it-is-easier-for-me-to-get-to/) [Miriam Toews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miriam-toews/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d65/miriam-toews-3632_cliche_this-is-a-cliche-but-in-fiction-i-feel-i_2339902.png) > [There is poetry in fiction. If you cannot see it and feel it when you write, you need to step back and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-brooks/there-is-poetry-in-fiction-if-you-cannot-see-it-and-feel-it-when-you/) [Terry Brooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-brooks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f1/terry-brooks-3252_book_there-is-poetry-in-fiction-if-you-cannot_1705971.png) > [I think, when you are writing non-fiction, you feel there's an obligation to get it absolutely right, so all your factual details…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-frame/i-think-when-you-are-writing-non-fiction-you-feel-there-s-an/) [Ronald Frame](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-frame/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3d2/ronald-frame-16363_absolutely_i-think-when-you-are-writing-non-fiction_3169051.jpg) > [Even the people who have had success and made money writing these books of fiction seem to feel the need to pretend…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-murray/even-the-people-who-have-had-success-and-made-money-writing-these/) [George Murray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-murray/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/565/george-murray-21733_about_even-the-people-who-have-had-success-and_589257.jpg) > [NI love watching science fiction because I feel like when it's done well, it's not just monsters, but philosophy. Really good science…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-arkin/ni-love-watching-science-fiction-because-i-feel-like-when-it-s-done/) [Alan Arkin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-arkin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a39/alan-arkin-5379_because_ni-love-watching-science-fiction-because_2978016.png) > [I'm reluctant to get involved in science fiction, because I feel like I've done it and done it well, so unless something…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamie-bamber/i-m-reluctant-to-get-involved-in-science-fiction-because-i-feel-like/) [Jamie Bamber](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamie-bamber/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a54/jamie-bamber-22495_along_i-m-reluctant-to-get-involved-in-science_698392.jpg) > [Recreating the experience of, say, bereavement in my own head is pretty rough. I was used to switching off from emotions every…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karen-traviss/recreating-the-experience-of-say-bereavement-in-my-own-head-is-pretty/) [Karen Traviss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karen-traviss/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/836/karen-traviss-7852_day_recreating-the-experience-of-say-bereave_2982683.jpg) > [It's true that I don't rearrange that much in the fiction, but I feel if you change even one name or the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicholson-baker/it-s-true-that-i-don-t-rearrange-that-much-in-the-fiction-but-i-feel/) [Nicholson Baker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicholson-baker/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f3/nicholson-baker-3405_credit_it-s-true-that-i-don-t-rearrange-that-mu_664315.jpg) > [Mostly the natural landscapes work as a sounding board for my characters, so they can understand themselves, and it acts as a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bonnie-jo-campbell/mostly-the-natural-landscapes-work-as-a-sounding-board-for-my/) [Bonnie Jo Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bonnie-jo-campbell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7a0/bonnie-jo-campbell-9521_character_mostly-the-natural-landscapes-work-as-a_995083.jpg) > [“You might think of the barrier between fiction and reality as being a bit like a blood-brain barrier, which allows only some…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-carlson/you-might-think-of-the-barrier-between-fiction-and-reality-as-being-a/) [Greg Carlson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-carlson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1cc/greg-carlson-38547_emotions_you-might-think-of-the-barrier-between-f_2297771.jpg) > [But I think writing should be a bit of a struggle. We're not writing things that are going to change the world…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/evie-wyld/but-i-think-writing-should-be-a-bit-of-a-struggle-we-re-not-writing/) [Evie Wyld](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/evie-wyld/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/11f/evie-wyld-36679_change-the-world_but-i-think-writing-should-be-a-bit-of-a_318742.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fiction-feel/#itemlist", "name": "Fiction Feel Quotes", "numberOfItems": 15, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "As a teenager, I didn't read a ton of teen fiction, and now I feel like I wish that I had.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jesse Andrews" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jesse-andrews/as-a-teenager-i-didn-t-read-a-ton-of-teen-fiction-and-now-i-feel-like/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f70/jesse-andrews-12109_books_as-a-teenager-i-didn-t-read-a-ton-of-tee_451932.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f70/jesse-andrews-12109_books_as-a-teenager-i-didn-t-read-a-ton-of-tee_451932.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f70/jesse-andrews-12109_books_as-a-teenager-i-didn-t-read-a-ton-of-tee_451932.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“As a teenager, I didn't read a ton of teen fiction, and now I feel like I wish that I had.” — Jesse Andrews", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I want my fiction to feel real most of the time, so it makes sense to pay attention to life and to how people work.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Nick Earls" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-earls/i-want-my-fiction-to-feel-real-most-of-the-time-so-it-makes-sense-to/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b6c/nick-earls-28772_attention_i-want-my-fiction-to-feel-real-most-of-t_374945.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b6c/nick-earls-28772_attention_i-want-my-fiction-to-feel-real-most-of-t_374945.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b6c/nick-earls-28772_attention_i-want-my-fiction-to-feel-real-most-of-t_374945.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I want my fiction to feel real most of the time, so it makes sense to pay attention to life and to how…” — Nick Earls", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I like dramas because there's a big overlap between film and fiction, so I feel relatively qualified to talk about plot and characterisation and that sort of thing.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Sarah Waters" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-waters/i-like-dramas-because-there-s-a-big-overlap-between-film-and-fiction/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7e6/sarah-waters-2758_about_i-like-dramas-because-there-s-a-big-over_1422756.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7e6/sarah-waters-2758_about_i-like-dramas-because-there-s-a-big-over_1422756.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7e6/sarah-waters-2758_about_i-like-dramas-because-there-s-a-big-over_1422756.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I like dramas because there's a big overlap between film and fiction, so I feel relatively qualified to talk…” — Sarah Waters", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Even in fiction, I feel rigorous honesty applies. 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