Books Quote by Franklin P. Adams

The best part of the fiction in many novels is the notice that the characters are purely imaginary.

— Franklin P. Adams

All a writer's characters are imaginary, no matter whether they are based on real people or not. They are people as one imagines them…

— Allan Massie

The satisfaction of short fiction does not come close to the rich pleasure I get as a writer in the long deep immersion in…

— Vera Nazarian

I can relate to historical characters or imaginary ones. It doesn't matter if a story takes place in the future or in the present,…

— Eric Stoltz

You can tell the date of an old science fiction novel by every word on the page. Nothing dates harder and faster and more…

— Neil Gaiman

Wrote a science fiction novel about a man who wins an argument with his wife, but it was rejected for being too farfetched.

— Dana Gould

Carver's best book yet! FROM A CHANGELING STAR combines deft characterization and fascinating extrapolation into a complex, compulsively readable thriller. I wish all science…

— Craig Shaw Gardner

As strange as this may sound, I very seldom read fiction. Because my novels require so much research, almost everything I read is non…

— Dan Brown

“I really enjoy mysteries, well-written fiction novels, historical novels, and the occasional vampire, wolf, human triangle as long as it's real”

— Michael Connelly

“I have a hunch the world is darker than I could ever imagine and there is less reason for hope than I am able…

— Brian K. Friesen

My dad was always such a frustrated artist. He always worked very hard to support his family, doing a bunch of ridiculous jobs. He…

— Rainn Wilson

As a journalist, I would talk to writers, directors, creative people, and discover that for an awful lot of them, the moment they became…

— Neil Gaiman