My Fiction Quotes

33 quotes by 31 authors

I actually love writing for teens best. I had such an awful time in my own teen years - I love having the chance to… — Meg Cabot
Yes, I've made a great deal of dough from my fiction, but I never set a single word down on paper with the thought of… — Stephen King
It is true that some of my fiction was based on actual events. But the events took place after the fiction was written. — Edward Abbey
My fiction is reviewed by the mainstream press, by science fiction periodicals, romance magazines, small press publications and various other journals, including some usually devoted… — Jean M. Auel
My fiction may, now and again, illuminate aspects of the human condition, but I do not consciously set out to do so: I am a… — William Trevor
I grew up in a home where animals were ever-present and often dominated our lives. There were always horses, dogs, and cats, as well as… — Julia Glass
I value mothers and motherhood enormously. For every inattentive or abusive mother in my fiction I think you'll find a dozen or so who are… — William Trevor
I felt Joyce was an influence on my fiction, but in a very general way, as a kind of inspiration and a model for the… — Don DeLillo
Science Fiction is not just about the future of space ships travelling to other planets, it is fiction based on science and I am using… — Jean M. Auel
I tend to wait for true stories to mature into fiction. Most of my fiction grew out of a long-germinating real-life situation. — Aleksandar Hemon
I am consumed, or I have been consumed, with these issues of motherhood and the way we act out societal expectations and roles. So both… — Ayelet Waldman
Having a day job again I found really kind of fueled my fiction, because it became almost this forbidden thing where I had to sneak… — Jennifer Weiner
I learned not to be so bitterly defeated when my fiction took a beating from editors. I learned in advertising to color in the lines… — Jan Karon
There's not a strong autobiographical strain in my fiction. A few bits of fact here and there. — Donald Barthelme
I use my fiction to explore my own unconscious issues. I usually don't even know what's going on with me until I'm writing. That doesn't… — Janet Fitch
I don't plan an awful lot in life just as I don't plan an awful lot in my fiction. — Lawrence Block
I'm with Milton and the Rolling Stones: I don't find the Devil an unsympathetic character. But in any case, my fiction is populated as much… — Glen Duncan
My great fear has always been complete and utter failure. Hence, you see, all the dispossessed people in my fiction, and why I try to… — Peter Ackroyd
There was no audience for my books. The Indians didn't regard me as an Indian and North Americans couldn't conceive of me of a North… — Bharati Mukherjee
I've said in many interviews that I like my fiction to be unpredictable. I like there to be considerable suspense. — George R. R. Martin

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