“Sometimes, when we cannot attain the freedom we are fighting for, we free ourselves b carving a new path to freedom.” — Christina Westover Copy Share Image
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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 write literary fiction - I write books that are entertaining, but are also, I hope, well-constructed and thoughtful and funny… — Jennifer Weiner Copy Share Image
“There exists an oasis where inspiration bursts forth like black gold from the fertile loam and every odd bellbird chirps a melody… — Adam G. Tarsitano Copy Share Image
I think suspense should be like any other color on a writers palette. I suppose Im in the minority but I think… — Jess Walter Copy Share Image
“Thomas tilted his head towards me. "Don't mind him, he's drunk." "Does he work for you?" I asked him. "Who, Rick? No… — J.C. Henderson Copy Share Image
“I couldn't bring myself to ask Matka why they had taken him. She pretended that he'd gone away on business. I pretended… — F.C. Malby Copy Share Image
“You already know what the machine will write on your arm. That lie you’ve been telling yourself—you know what it is. That… — David Burr Gerrard Copy Share Image
“You’ll likely always have some reason or other to hang onto that girl. You just want her cause she was married to… — Samuel Snoek-Brown Copy Share Image
“Oh, sorry, love. I was just getting out of the shower when I heard this loud commotion in front of my door.”… — Diane Merrill Wigginton Copy Share Image
“The lines in the corners of her eyes spoke of years of wisdom, as a tree with the number of rings increasing… — F.C. Malby Copy Share Image
“Join us. Play the game. It will bring you an untold number of rewards and you will finally have some direction and… — Martin Hopkins Copy Share Image
Mystery, investigation, false leads, solution - we associate that structure with genre fiction, but it exists in our real lives, too. There's… — Ned Beauman Copy Share Image
Evidently, there are many great American writers. But sometimes it can feel as though American fiction is dominated by relatively linear narrative… — Katie Kitamura Copy Share Image
