Fiction and nonfiction are not so easily divided. Fiction may not be real, but it's true; it goes beyond the garland of… — Yann Martel Copy Share Image
Truth is stranger than nonfiction. And life is too interesting to be left to journalists. People have stories, but journalists have 'takes,'… — Walter Kirn Copy Share Image
Nonfiction writers are second-class citizens, the Ellis Island of literature. We just can't quite get in. And yes, it pisses me off. — William Styron Copy Share Image
“It’s hard to comprehend the ache in your gut when you see things going wrong and can’t figure out how to fix… — Hillary Rodham Clinton Copy Share Image
“Life is truly a matter of choices, reactions, and actions...each and every choice is governed by our reactions which in turn affect… — Kapil Kumar bhaskar Copy Share Image
Since I was a kid. I had this series by Ballantine Books about the history of World Wars I and II. In… — George Packer Copy Share Image
It's rare for me to read any fiction. I almost only read nonfiction. I don't believe in guilty pleasures, I only believe… — Ira Glass Copy Share Image
“If you don't know your history, you don't know what you are talking about!” — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Get immersed in the beauty that surrounds you. No filters, edits, or adjustments. Experience the colors, sounds, textures and smells within your… — C. Toni Graham Copy Share Image
“If reading makes you happy, do it. Whatever makes your heart sing and brings you joy, do that too.” — C. Toni Graham Copy Share Image
In terms of a narrative nonfiction book, when you're describing scenes that you have multiple sources for, and that you have differing… — Ben Mezrich Copy Share Image
“Genocide, after all, is an exercise in community building. A vigorous totalitarian order requires that the people be invested in the leader's… — Philip Gourevitch Copy Share Image
I would, however, start writing fiction about 10 years before I actually did, because it's such great fun to do, many times… — Judith Krantz Copy Share Image
I enjoy doing the research of nonfiction; that gives me some pleasure, being a detective again. — Joseph Wambaugh Copy Share Image
I've seen a lot of the United States, having stayed in so many different cities and towns for work. It's such a… — Hope Davis Copy Share Image
“As Michel de Montaigne observed, "The least strained and most natural ways of the soul are the most beautiful; the best occupations… — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
“Today is the day you choose to find joy, fulfillment and the path that will make your heart sing. It's your choice,… — C. Toni Graham Copy Share Image
“Who trusts the Bridge Builder when you wake to snow on your blankets and winter blasting through cracked walls and dinner for… — Ann Voskamp Copy Share Image
Writing nonfiction is more like sculpture, a matter of shaping the research into the finished thing. — Joan Didion Copy Share Image
“Neglected but Undefeated I stand today living the life I was told I would never live all because my faith grew.” — Jonathan Anthony Burkett Copy Share Image
In Bosnian, there's no distinction in literature between fiction and nonfiction; there's no word describing that. — Aleksandar Hemon Copy Share Image
“Her widowed mother owns the shop on rue de Grenelle. Should her mother die, despite her expertise, Pauline Léon will not inherit… — Debra Borchert Copy Share Image
“The National Party's Barnaby Joyce has mocked Pastor Daniel for calling bottle shops 'Satan's stronghold'. It occurs to me that if Pastor… — John Safran Copy Share Image
