“The epiphany machine will not discover anything about you that you do not, in some way, already know. But think for a… — David Burr Gerrard Copy Share Image
It's perceived as an accolade to be published as a 'literary' writer, but, actually, it's pompous and it's fake. Literary fiction is… — Neil Cross Copy Share Image
“Ugh! only she could meet a gorgeous new guy and make a fool of herself. Remy thought.” — Hope Worthington Copy Share Image
“Is it the darkness of my face or the darkness of space? And is there a difference?” — Andri E. Elia Copy Share Image
“What were you doing all those years, after you disappeared?' Doug paused, unsure of his words. 'After she died.' Grace looked at… — Abigail Easton Copy Share Image
“Not having any drink about ain’t the same as not understanding the need for one. Times like these change a body’s perspective.” — Samuel Snoek-Brown Copy Share Image
“Whither be the heart of Justice? Lo, in stone, child. Lo, in stone. Whither be the heart of Justice? Lo, tis fast… — K. Ritz Copy Share Image
“If you want to be a good lair, tell people what they want to hear. (From Hot dogs under The Dakota)” — Johannes Gouws Copy Share Image
“The others moved in like a wake of vultures, ready to devour their prey. she had seen it on television once. 'Scavengers,'… — F.C. Malby Copy Share Image
“Then there was silence, the air like ice. Brittle-looking birch trees with black marks on their white bark, and some kind of… — Alice Munro Copy Share Image
“Think of literary fiction as a meal with intricate scents, flavors, and textures that you can’t recognize unless you chew with your… — Jessica Bell Copy Share Image
“Mom rubbed the back of my neck and we kept walking, away from the kids and the colors and the high-pitched, happy… — Amy Sargent Swank Copy Share Image
“Does Ebui dream of a private grave? People in fancy dress eulogizing, laying down their offerings. Or does she dream past the… — Johnny Firic Copy Share Image
“It is not often that I have two options to choose from. It is nice to be compelled towards something, otherwise one… — Faiqa Mansab Copy Share Image
“Largely, now, it was not anger he felt, but rather a kind of bone-scraping, quiet, ever-present sorrow. To come to the place… — Elizabeth Graver Copy Share Image
“In any case how many took the oath and are now licking the toes of the whiteman?No, you take an oath to… — Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o Copy Share Image
“We put our flags in soil when we arrive, as if it now belongs to us and we know where we are.” — Graham Spaid Copy Share Image
“It was a year ago today your daughter went missing.’ Bagg had closed his eyes, feeling the death going on inside.” — Cole Alpaugh Copy Share Image
“One likes to think that there is some fantastic limbo for the children of imagination, some strange, impossible place where the beaux… — Arthur Conan Doyle Copy Share Image
In writing literary fiction, you are trying to help yourself. And readers are going to literary fiction not just to be entertained,… — Mohsin Hamid Copy Share Image
“I don't know, Benes. I'm not sure I've ever really understood women for that kind of commitment.' He flipped his beer mat… — F.C. Malby Copy Share Image
“For his lunch break, Alex decided to sit outside for a smoke. There was no break room to speak of, just a… — J.C. Henderson Copy Share Image
“That's what scares me the most, Paul. That I'll just pass through life and all the people I know will just disappear,… — J.C. Henderson Copy Share Image
“A nose is ordinarily naked. A nose isn’t nipple, although there are similarities.” — Graham Spaid Copy Share Image
“I came to the party with the sole purpose of getting completely shit-faced, to be perfectly honest. That was it, that was… — J.C. Henderson Copy Share Image
