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> [The problem with the term "The New Fiction" is that the fiction will inevitably be old. The same could have been said about the work of any generation of writers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-klein/the-problem-with-the-term-the-new-fiction-is-that-the-fiction-will/)

[Lee Klein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-klein/)

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## More by Lee Klein

> [Considering that "literary fiction" is a sub-genre that's not quite the same as "literature," either, it follows that the short, semi-humorous bits posted online…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-klein/considering-that-literary-fiction-is-a-sub-genre-that-s-not-quite-the/)

[Lee Klein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-klein/)

> [The Internet is perfect for delivering large blocks of text to people throughout the world for free. That's a plus. The downside is the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-klein/the-internet-is-perfect-for-delivering-large-blocks-of-text-to-people/)

[Lee Klein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-klein/)

> [Having a voice unlike another means you've "found yourself" as a writer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-klein/having-a-voice-unlike-another-means-you-ve-found-yourself-as-a-writer/)

[Lee Klein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-klein/)

> [I really wouldn't call a lot of what's online "literature" since that word, to me, refers to a sub-genre of writing that belongs to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-klein/i-really-wouldn-t-call-a-lot-of-what-s-online-literature-since-that/)

[Lee Klein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-klein/)

> [The problem with the term "The New Fiction" is that the fiction will inevitably be old. The same could have been said about the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-klein/the-problem-with-the-term-the-new-fiction-is-that-the-fiction-will/)

[Lee Klein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-klein/)

> [I'm an only child and an American and am wholly in favor of uniqueness of voice in everything, especially music and writing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-klein/i-m-an-only-child-and-an-american-and-am-wholly-in-favor-of/)

[Lee Klein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-klein/)

> [There's a ton of good art and music and writing out there offline among a ton of trash, and the same goes with what's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-klein/there-s-a-ton-of-good-art-and-music-and-writing-out-there-offline/)

[Lee Klein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-klein/)

> [The Web ultimately is a medium used by real offline people, and as such, it'll probably be whatever we are.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-klein/the-web-ultimately-is-a-medium-used-by-real-offline-people-and-as/)

[Lee Klein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-klein/)

> [If you want to change things in the USA it's best not to spend all your time writing but to take action against the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-klein/if-you-want-to-change-things-in-the-usa-it-s-best-not-to-spend-all/)

[Lee Klein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-klein/)

> [Online writing is supplementary, complementary, another part of the whole, something that's only as important as one's investment in it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-klein/online-writing-is-supplementary-complementary-another-part-of-the/)

[Lee Klein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-klein/)

> [America's all about the various voices, right? When we all speak with a common voice we verge on fascism, which is militaristic, and fundamentally…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-klein/america-s-all-about-the-various-voices-right-when-we-all-speak-with-a/)

[Lee Klein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-klein/)

> [Genre categorization is a capitalist (rather than artistic) thing, a symptom of marketing and major-chain bookshelf placement.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-klein/genre-categorization-is-a-capitalist-rather-than-artistic-thing-a/)

[Lee Klein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-klein/)

> [I don't have a philosophy. I have an instinct. I accept stuff that I like.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-klein/i-don-t-have-a-philosophy-i-have-an-instinct-i-accept-stuff-that-i/)

[Lee Klein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-klein/)

> [Artists used to argue about art for art's sake versus social realism etc, and now it's like the most dominate argument is related to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-klein/artists-used-to-argue-about-art-for-art-s-sake-versus-social-realism/)

[Lee Klein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-klein/)

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