Effects Quote by Andre Dubus

I don't think writing fiction has changed my worldview.

— Donald Ray Pollock

Writing fiction means putting a lot of what you believe about the world at risk, because you have to follow your characters.

— Phil Klay

Despite the war, and bombings, and all the big things that happen to us, the stuff of our lives is small and always will…

— Robert Dessaix

Fiction is no longer the dominant storytelling device of our time. In the 19th century it worked great, and fiction was the king, but…

— Chuck Palahniuk

There's something peculiar about writing fiction. It requires an interesting balance between seeing the world as a child and having the wisdom of a…

— Kazuo Ishiguro

I don't write a lot of fiction.

— John Rzeznik

All great literary works influence us as writers, not their stories as much as their storytelling ability.

— Michael Scott

The good thing about writing fiction is that you can get back at people.

— John Grisham

I think fiction lends itself to messiness rather than the ideal, and plays well with the ironies surrounding what happens versus what should happen.

— Colm Toibin

I had originally been looking at writing, including fiction.

— Ben Rhodes

I didn't need to write historical epics, no, or science fiction, though I read a lot of science fiction as a kid and rather…

— John Updike

When it comes to the past, everyone writes fiction.

— Stephen King