Books Quote by C.J. Peterson

“The spiritual journey or the real path of enlightenment is a never ending relentless wonderful pursuit of being real in the moment now”

— johnjwillard

Short stories are fiction's R & D department, and failed or less-than-conclusive experiments are not just to be expected but to be hoped for.

— Walter Kirn

“Fiction is very, very important," he said, his voice is rising. "Storytelling is how people learn. You get people to understand new cultures and…

— Kristine Grayson

Fiction came quite a while later. I began with short stories and fiction for children.

— Helen Dunmore

Wars produce many stories of fiction, some of which are told until they are believed to be true.

— Ulysses S. Grant

If all stories are fiction, fiction can be true -- not in detail or fact, but in some transformed version of feeling. If there…

— Jayne Anne Phillips

I've always loved sister stories in fiction, from the time I was little, reading about Beezus and Ramona. I've always wanted to write a…

— Emily Giffin

I elbowed my way into the grubby café, bought a pie that tasted of shoe polish and a pot of tea with cork crumbs…

— David Mitchell

“Zam watched as the creature began to fade, until it disappeared altogether and all that remained was his own reflection in the mirror. He…

— Frank Lambert

I do not plan my fiction any more than I normally plan woodland walks; I follow the path that seems most promising at any…

— John Fowles

I wish you a wrestling match with your Creative Muse that will last a lifetime. ... I wish craziness and foolishness and madness upon…

— Ray Bradbury

I think that storytelling and creation are very close to what the center of what magic is about. I think not just for me,…

— Alan Moore