Books Quote by David Quammen

I find that nonfiction writers are the likeliest to turn out interesting novels.

— Michael Korda

People like nonfiction presented to them in a certain way, so that they don't have to think about whether it's true or not. They…

— Errol Morris

Imagination is really dependent on memory and observation, these things that we think of as part of nonfiction writing, actually.

— Elif Batuman

“For every work of fiction, the author inserts a bit of themself to make the story seem more real. For every work of nonfiction,…

— A.K. Wallace

The myth of objectivity made nonfiction increasingly unread. In feature articles, we could be playful in the opening and clever in the end but…

— Lee Gutkind

“The human condition is such that we can only stomach so much imagination. We need for things to be labeled either fiction or nonfiction.…

— J. W. Lord

I'm all about nonfiction. I rarely read fiction. I like to read about things that really happened, facts, real life situations. That's what inspires…

— Phil Keoghan

All fiction for me is a kind of magic and trickery, a confidence trick, trying to make people believe something is true that isn't.

— Angus Wilson

Ironically, in today's marketplace successful nonfiction has to be unbelievable, while successful fiction must be believable.

— Jerry B. Jenkins

“what people write reflects what they believe—fiction is where you go to tell or read the truth that people will stare or laugh at…

— Michael Marshall

Creative nonfiction writers do not make things up; they make ideas and information that already exist more interesting and often more accessible.

— Lee Gutkind

I'm drawn to fiction that hints at nonfiction, that blurs or seems to blur the boundaries between invention and autobiography.

— Garth Greenwell