I don't read for amusement, I read for enlightenment. I do a lot of reviewing, so I have a steady assignment of… — Joyce Carol Oates Copy Share Image
Whenever you have two characters in a book, whether it's a novel or nonfiction, you run the risk that the reader is… — Mitch Albom Copy Share Image
“Your life is a trajectory. Every choice you make alters that trajectory, in a positive or negative way. Will you categorize that… — Donald Van de Mark Copy Share Image
“The melancholy comes over me, the dismal misery of not knowing where I am, or perhaps losing any sense of who I… — Simon Armitage Copy Share Image
“Eucharisteo has taught me to trust that there is always enough God. He has no end.” — Ann Voskamp Copy Share Image
“The real problem of life is never a lack of time. The real problem of life - in my life - is… — Ann Voscamp Copy Share Image
“They smelled death and it revolted them and shot the bile high in the throat.” — Kevin S. Giles Copy Share Image
Writing is writing, and stories are stories. Perhaps the only true genres are fiction and nonfiction. And even there, who can be… — Tanith Lee Copy Share Image
Fiction is more dangerous than nonfiction because it can seduce better. I think we all know this, know that deeper truths can… — Chris Abani Copy Share Image
I love to read nonfiction and memoir, but I'm mostly interested in the piece of writing more than the person. — Alice Mattison Copy Share Image
“Right’ was not how I would describe the AFL’s decision to play our final against Geelong at Skilled Stadium. It had always… — Matthew Pavlich Copy Share Image
I don't like to read nonfiction. To me, fact is something I can look up. — Fran Lebowitz Copy Share Image
In December 2011, I will be opening up my production house, Sharmeen Obaid Films, and aspire to change the way Pakistanis approach… — Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy Copy Share Image
If uncovering the truth is the greatest challenge of nonfiction writing, it is also the greatest reward. — Candice Millard Copy Share Image
“Whatever you believe, and however, each of us deals with these events in our lives, one thing is for certain the truism,… — Sarah Jane Butfield Copy Share Image
“Om is the things, Om is the ingredient, Om is the container and the content of this universe.” — Banani Ray Copy Share Image
“I believe that there is something in all of us that is seeking expression, that wants to be heard, that wants to… — Robin D. Hart Copy Share Image
“No, Trevor! You look at me. You acknowledge me. Show me that I exist to you, because the way you treat me… — Trevor Noah, Born A Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood Copy Share Image
A typical biography relying upon individuals' notorious memories and the anecdotes they've invented contains a high degree of fiction, yet is considered… — Joyce Carol Oates Copy Share Image
I've always read broadly: literary fiction, sci-fi, fantasy, chick lit, historical, dystopian, nonfiction, memoir. I've even read Westerns. I prefer female protagonists. — Sandra Cisneros Copy Share Image
I like to get paid for doing basic research, so it's pleasant to write some nonfiction about it. — Bruce Sterling Copy Share Image
