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title: "4 Fiction Set Quotes by 4 authors"
description: "Browse 4 Fiction Set quotes by 4 authors. Discover the best Fiction Set sayings and thoughts."
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> [I believe in what science fiction can do, which is it can set up simple rules that it has to follow to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brit-marling/i-believe-in-what-science-fiction-can-do-which-is-it-can-set-up/)

[Brit Marling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brit-marling/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/09a/brit-marling-7629_believe_i-believe-in-what-science-fiction-can-do_669732.png)

> [On the plane, I like to read fiction set in the location I'm going to. Fiction is in many ways more useful…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-bourdain/on-the-plane-i-like-to-read-fiction-set-in-the-location-i-m-going-to/)

[Anthony Bourdain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-bourdain/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/baa/anthony-bourdain-649_books_on-the-plane-i-like-to-read-fiction-set_1462728.jpg)

> [I like fiction set in the South, and I'm a fan of literary westerns.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-pelecanos/i-like-fiction-set-in-the-south-and-i-m-a-fan-of-literary-westerns/)

[George Pelecanos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-pelecanos/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/71f/george-pelecanos-3616_fiction_i-like-fiction-set-in-the-south-and-i-m_2976137.png)

> [Historical fiction is simply fiction set in the past, and should be judged as such.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-sebag-montefiore/historical-fiction-is-simply-fiction-set-in-the-past-and-should-be/)

[Simon Sebag Montefiore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simon-sebag-montefiore/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6d6/simon-sebag-montefiore-2994_fiction_historical-fiction-is-simply-fiction-set_3025469.png)

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