Books Quote by Aleatha Romig Download Open image ““Unfortunately, the story wasn’t a novel, and it wasn’t fiction.”” — Aleatha Romig ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.5 out of 5 (10 ratings) Copy quoteShare Books
“I was a little resentful that when a woman writes, her personal story becomes part of the story, even though the novel is fiction.” — Roxane Gay Copy Share Image
“Fiction is nothing but non-fiction couched to conceal the identity of the writer.” — Tapan Ghosh Copy Share Image
“I began to write fiction on the assumption that the true enemies of the novel were plot, character, setting and theme.” — John Hawkes Copy Share Image
“This book is fiction, but there is always a chance that such a work of fiction may throw some light on what has been… — Ernest Hemingway Copy Share Image
“Fiction means never letting the pure truth get in the way of a good story.” — Nathaniel Robert Winters Copy Share Image
“I gave up worrying about the principles of fiction writing when I realized that there weren't any.” — Teri Louise Kelly Copy Share Image
“...all I knew were novels. It gave me pause, for a moment, that all my reference points were fiction, that all my narratives were… — Rebecca Makkai Copy Share Image
“She put her arms around his waist and looked up at his face. “I did? What did I take?” He bent down to kiss… — Aleatha Romig Copy Share Image
“A friend is someone who understands your past, believes in your future and accepts you for who you are today.” — Aleatha Romig Copy Share Image
“Though she knew his sins and shortcomings, she never judged. She forgave. She forgave unforgivable acts. She forgave a man who had never before… — Aleatha Romig Copy Share Image
“As the tears coated his cheeks, he told himself, Anthony Rawlings doesn’t cry. He doesn’t apologize, and he doesn’t” — Aleatha Romig Copy Share Image
“God she hated the dance. A blow to the cheek one minute and discussing a romantic getaway the next. It was the one step… — Aleatha Romig Copy Share Image
If things look right on the surface the underside is rarely questioned. However, things may be great in reality, but if one perceives them… — Aleatha Romig Copy Share Image
“Do you know what happens to scar tissue? It’s the strongest part of the skin. —Michael R. Mantell” — Aleatha Romig Copy Share Image
“I guess we are who we are for a lot of reasons. And maybe we’ll never know most of them. But even if we… — Aleatha Romig Copy Share Image
“Things do not pass for what they are, but for what they seem. Most things are judged by their jackets. —Baltasar Gracian” — Aleatha Romig Copy Share Image
“Claire knew she was in control of her actions, she could choose to fight or complain. Her plan was for self-preservation until she was… — Aleatha Romig Copy Share Image
“Mr. Rawlings is a man of his word. The problem was, he made two different promises and he felt honored to keep them both.… — Aleatha Romig Copy Share Image
I think a new world will arise out of the religious mists when we approach our Bible with the idea that it is not… — Aiden Wilson Tozer Copy Share Image
If I had a dollar for every time I couldn’t sleep, I could buy a billion locks and finally read a book in peace. — Aesop Rock Copy Share Image
If what I write is literature, I guess you'd better emphasize the 'litter.' — Lydia Lunch Copy Share Image
My sentences got sharper and my stories more efficient, and I gradually learned to imagine the reader more clearly and to empathize with that… — Karen Thompson Walker Copy Share Image
Young men, especially in America, write to me and ask me to recommend “a course of reading.” Distrust a course of reading! People who… — Andrew Lang Copy Share Image
“Within the pages of books, I've journeyed to Mandalay, the Milky Way and Santa Fe, without once having to leave my armchair.” — Kevin Ansbro Copy Share Image
“Tacitus did not write a most dangerous book. His readers made it so.” — Christopher K. Krebs Copy Share Image
“Take some books and read; that’s an immense help; and books are always good company if you have the right sort.” — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
Reader, if you are gifted with nerves like mine, aspire to any character but that of a wit. — Charles Lamb Copy Share Image
I have many who keep me going, I am very fortunate in this sense. There is nothing like a child who knows more about… — Floyd Cooper Copy Share Image
I think books in which people are really happy and things are going well are probably the most challenging novels there are to write,… — Anna Quindlen Copy Share Image