Ambivalence Quote by Amy Waldman

I've always liked the fact that fiction takes all these pretty unquantifiable human feelings and experiences and projects them onto the page in ways…

— Scott Bradfield

Fiction and nonfiction are not so easily divided. Fiction may not be real, but it's true; it goes beyond the garland of facts to…

— Yann Martel

Fiction is a bridge to the truth that journalism can't reach.

— Hunter S. Thompson

I think in our time, you know, so much of the information we get is pre-polarized. Fiction has a way of reminding us that…

— George Saunders

Sometimes fiction is more easily understood than true events. Reality is often pathetic.

— Young-Ha Kim

I didn't feel up to writing about 9/11. If I were to write about it, it would take me years.

— Richard Ford

I think one of the problems with being a fiction writer these days is that you can't keep up with the headlines. Things that…

— Don Winslow

Fiction is often a much-needed step back that gives you the distance to see things more clearly; it's very often better at explaining why…

— Kathleen Rooney

I think the only boundaries are individual and personal. A writer should be free to write about anything he or she wants to, including…

— Michael Connelly

When we talk about 9/11 and 26/11 - which is the shorthand for the Mumbai attacks in 2008 - we're talking about the most…

— Karan Mahajan

With the historical fictions, I was already doing so much research, and so much of the stories was anchored by historical truth that the…

— Debra Dean

A lot of people were moved to write after September 11th. It had to affect us all in a way.

— Peter Frampton