The one thing fiction and non-fiction writing have in common for me is that sense of trying to get the sentences to… — George Saunders Copy Share Image
I do read a lot, and I think in recent years the ratio between the amount of non-fiction and fiction has tipped… — Daniel Tammet Copy Share Image
It's funny because when I was growing up, I was really into science fiction and fantasy as a kid. And, when I… — John Orloff Copy Share Image
“Regardless of whether one subscribes to the aims of the four movements whose stories we have told, there is much to appreciate… — Robert V. Robinson Copy Share Image
“In order to survive, I came up with a five-step secret to getting it all done. If you're busy too, feel free… — Jon Acuff Copy Share Image
Before Truman Capote, journalism and non-fiction weren't taken very seriously. — Gerald Clarke Copy Share Image
“As long as I live, I will always remember those wee children standing at the railing on that ship." - John Hanlon,… — Deana J. Driver Copy Share Image
“Everything bleeds into everything and fiction is just this funny desperate little attempt to staunch the bleeding.” — Meghan Lamb Copy Share Image
I didn’t like it [computer] when I first began using it. Where it’s helped me a lot is in nonfiction which is… — Joan Didion Copy Share Image
I have long admired the visceral storytelling and moral complexity of John Vaillant’s brilliant non-fiction about humankind’s tragically ambivalent relationship with the… — John Burnham Schwartz Copy Share Image
I love the opportunity to just let my imagination run riot! Non-fiction can be very restrictive. — Raymond Buckland Copy Share Image
Every time a blast happens, people ask, 'But why would someone do this?' Weirdly, it hasn't been answered well anywhere - neither… — Karan Mahajan Copy Share Image
“You fell in love with her when she couldn't love herself. You loved her wide brown eyes that resembled the color of… — Altruistic Poetry Copy Share Image
I don't write non-fiction because I get bored. Some of my writing is autobiographical, but not the way readers imagine. I use… — Sefi Atta Copy Share Image
Life is an interpretation of a series of facts, and that interpretation is really what life is about. So the division between… — Yann Martel Copy Share Image
Inspiration comes from so many sources. Music, other fiction, the non-fiction I read, TV shows, films, news reports, people I know, stories… — Trudi Canavan Copy Share Image
I honestly believe that everything I know about the writing of non-fiction (or writing) could be engraved on the head of a… — M. F. K. Fisher Copy Share Image
I'm a professional non-fiction reader, that's what I do. But in my 20s we had our own vampire and witch moment, courtesy… — Deborah Harkness Copy Share Image
“Just how common do such savageries have to be for a decent person to be unable to overlook them? If you knew… — Jonathan Safran Foer Copy Share Image
“It is understandable if you are struggling to reconcile images of a smooth moving Justin Timberlake singing, “I’m bringing sexy back…” with… — Felicity Chapman Copy Share Image
I will literally read anything, regardless of genre, fiction or non-fiction, as long as it's well written. — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
“Why is it deemed justifiable and appropriate for cops/police officers to kill other cops (friendly–fire) and citizens? Why do cops kill? Are… — Obiora Embry Copy Share Image
“I’m going to be a model of fearlessness. And when people spew fear, I’m going to stand with an invisible shield around… — Judy Frankel Copy Share Image