Fictional Quotes

165 quotes by 152 authors

People do not spring forth out of the blue, fully formed â€“ they become themselves slowly, day by day, starting from babyhood. They are the… — Lois Duncan
I like New York. There are similarities with London that make it feel rather like home, but at the same time it's slightly fictional. — Clive Anderson
In his fifty-six years he was at times many things, including a fugitive, prisoner, rising politician, army leader, legal advocate, rebel, dictator â€“ perhaps even… — Adrian Goldsworthy
We willingly enter fictional worlds where we cheer our heroes and cry for friends we never had. — Marco Tempest
OMG YOU GUYS it has come to my attention that SOMEONE on the internet is saying that my fictional 19th century zombies are NOT SCIENTIFICALLY… — Cherie Priest
"A creative life is not just for those fictional few who are "touched by the hand of God." We are all touched by the hand… — Joseph Curiale
Truth and Truthfulness is an ambitious work, and its journeys into history give it a breadth unusual in these days of increased academic specialization. .… — Julian Baggini
I am expecting that consumers are going to continue and exert power and influence. The idea of radical transparency is something that few brands are… — Alex Bogusky
Todays youth cannot miss something they have never known, but I fear that there are no current fictional characters whose impact and influence will last… — Peter Cushing
Show me a novelist â€“ or, indeed, a reader â€“ who wasnâ€™t a socially awkward, self-conscious adolescent, prone to clumsiness and excessive reading and Iâ€™llâ€¦… — Charlotte Mendelson
We referenced fictional characters as if they were people to learn from. As if real-life people were too nebulous, too private and unreal for us… — Miguel Syjuco
There is no society that does not highly value fictional storytelling. Ever. — Orson Scott Card
I'm free of an abusive cult, based on money and power that worships a fictional deity and safely back with the Catholic Church. — Katie Holmes
Tim Thornton's portrait of a pop culture obsession is so convincing that one can't help wishing that his fictional alt rock band actually existed, or… — Jay McInerney
Like an enemy I knew as intimately as any friend, I came to know the nagging, constant emptiness of the incongruent life. I ignored myself… — Phil McGraw
I love the idea of fictional worlds kind of all cohering in some way. — Ann Brashares
You should grieve if a fictional character is killed. You should care. — George R. R. Martin
One of the things that writing has taught me is that fiction has a life of its own. Fictional places are sometimes more real than… — Joanne Harris
The world is full of fictional characters looking for their stories — Diane Arbus
Writers are magpies, and we collect details about people and we use them for fictional characters. — Caroline Leavitt

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