Books Quote by Anonymous

A novel must show how the world truly is. Somehow, reveals the true source of our actions.

— Jane Austen

“Novels should reflect reality to some extent, otherwise they risk being sentimental.”

— Marc Levy

“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

“Novels can tell us so much about life. They have the power to enrich our own lives in so many different ways. They're not…

— Victoria Connelly

“Certainly, as a reader, I had always discovered the deepest truths in fiction; it was through reading novels that I learned about the world,…

— Alice Hoffman

A novel makes it possible to understand not just events, but the people who control the events; not only their choices, but also their…

— David Frum

“What's remarkable about fiction is that it places you in the unusual position of having no trajectory. You stand aside, motives abandoned for the…

— Tom Rachman

“... we read novels because they give us the comfortable sensation of living in worlds where the notion of truth is indisputable, while the…

— Umberto Eco

“But fiction has the unique power of revealing something true.”

— Ali Smith

“A novel, though fiction, often speaks to the largest truths.”

— Mark Rubinstein

“This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any…

— Shannon Hale

“What was the point of having a situation worthy of fiction if the protagonist didn't behave as he would have done in a book?”

— Julian Barnes