“If he's like any other man I've ever met, it's not my smile he's going to be looking at.” — Brad Thor Copy Share Image
Cultural concepts are one of the most fascinating things about historical fiction. — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
When I was growing up, the exam system didn't allow you to write fiction, so you never did. — Roddy Doyle Copy Share Image
People look for morals in fiction because there has always been a confusion between fiction and philosophy. — John Cheever Copy Share Image
There may always be another reality to make fiction of the truth we think we've arrived at. — Christopher Fry Copy Share Image
“The beer gave Penn a headache immediately; she blinked like a mermaid struck by sunshine.” — Genie Frisbee Copy Share Image
I had seen the gay social chronicle done abundantly and done very well. And I didn't want to do any more of… — Christopher Rice Copy Share Image
“I guess a bit part of serious fiction’s purpose is to give the reader, who like all of us is sort of… — David Foster Wallace Copy Share Image
I do, however, feel reasonably strongly the sense that the job of a piece of argumentative scholarly non-fiction is not the same… — China Mieville Copy Share Image
“Matt was almost completely naked. A tattered loincloth and an ugly chain with a yellow diamond were his only apparel.” — Priya Ardis Copy Share Image
“Lo! A call for a bloody trial- Retribution should it hail! Whose? you ask, For he that deems it a worthy task!” — Carol Robi Copy Share Image
It would be difficult for a writer of realism to avoid suggesting a political/moral perspective in his or her fiction. "Politics" per… — Joyce Carol Oates Copy Share Image
A lot of time, with stories, I'll start out with a title and try to dream myself into the story that it… — Dan Chaon Copy Share Image
Trying to project our expectations and our desires onto the sci-fi being written in China now isn't terribly helpful. — Ken Liu Copy Share Image
I did not always know I would be a writer. Until I had a room of my own, I did not write… — Marge Piercy Copy Share Image
I think it's too fast to say that all sci-fi ultimately winds up having some place in science. On the other hand,… — Brian Greene Copy Share Image
“Funny what one's willing to do for family, isn't it?' Fan said, pulse pounding like a jackrabbit's. 'I take no pleasure in… — Danielle Bennett Copy Share Image
Maybe the search for life shouldn't restrict attention to planets like Earth. Science fiction writers have other ideas: balloon-like creatures floating in… — Martin Rees Copy Share Image
Valerie Martin was my mentor in college and she liked fiction that said something. That made it essential to have something to… — Sabina Murray Copy Share Image
“Jack gave her a fierce look. “Your mother gave up the best thing she had in her life. I know you miss… — Lindy Zart Copy Share Image
“Stories serve multiple purposes. At a basic level they are great entertainment, which is essential for living a happy and healthy life,… — Dean F. Wilson Copy Share Image
“Placing his suitcase on the seat next to him, he unbuttoned his suit jacket, loosened up his necktie and removed his fedora.… — Peprah Boasiako Copy Share Image
