Books Quote by Caitlin Williams

“It would have been impossible for me to have told anyone what I derived from these novels, for it was nothing less than than…

— Richard Wright

“... 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

While fiction is often impossible, it should not be implausible.

— Aristotle

“The beauty of fiction is it need not be factual and the writer's imagination can travel as far from reality as he or she…

— Sheldon Friedman

“Fiction though it is a fiction, should be written in a way that it feels like a reality, a reality every reader willingly or…

— Arti Honrao

“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

“Don't you think it would be interesting if you could read the story of your life - written perfectly truthfully by an omniscient author?”

— Jean Webster

“There is no point in having the idea for a wonderful novel if you have never learned to read and write.”

— Ursula Markham

“I began to write fiction on the assumption that the true enemies of the novel were plot, character, setting and theme, and having once…

— John Hawkes

“I could not resist the clarity of the world in books, the incredibly satisfying way in which life became weighty and accessible. Books were…

— Frank Conroy

And a more foolish notion can scarcely be imagined, it being obvious that the reader is only informed of what the writer wishes him…

— Iain Pears