Becomes Quote by Elin Hilderbrand

I've always liked the fact that fiction takes all these pretty unquantifiable human feelings and experiences and projects them onto the page in ways…

— Scott Bradfield

I think fiction lends itself to messiness rather than the ideal, and plays well with the ironies surrounding what happens versus what should happen.

— Colm Toibin

I find it very satisfying to write because you can purge many things and vent what you feel under the mask of fiction.

— Steven Berkoff

The great thing about fiction is you can fix things and make things better.

— Valerie Plame

One reason we love fiction is because stories have a comforting shape. They provide a resolution that's lacking in our regular lives.

— Patrick Rothfuss

“When fiction collides with reality, it's time to get fired up. There are great stories being generated out there by real events and people-plenty…

— Gregory S. Lamb

As entertainment, fiction may offer momentary relief from the stresses of reality.

— Joanna Scott

The great thing about fiction is that you can start off by telling the truth, then start making stuff up like crazy whenever you…

— Megan McCafferty

I think one of the reasons that I like fiction versus nonfiction is that I myself can kind of disappear from the story.

— Celeste Ng

Fiction is the most joyous, beautiful, sophisticated, wonderful thing in the world.

— Arundhati Roy

Good fiction must be entertaining- but what makes fiction special- and True- is that the realness of a novel allows it to carry a…

— Jerry B. Jenkins

Fiction is harder for me than nonfiction - more gratifying, as a result, when it succeeds.

— Rick Bass