Books Quote by Ian McEwan

“I like to write literature that reads like pulp fiction.”

— Nike Chillemi

“...what distinguishes pulp fiction from great literature is how emphatically the work challenges us to interpret it.”

— Bruce Meyer

“And also they’re just good escapist fun," Vivian said firmly, and Gill subsided beside her, giving an apologetic smile. "To read about these horrible…

— Lavie Tidhar

“You mean fiction?" I said. "I mean flesh-and-blood stories about what happens outside your head, Albert. Stories that touch your heart.”

— Peggy Hesketh

“Good fiction is trawling back into the past and digging up the real characters who've influenced your entire being.”

— Ken Scott

“Fiction writing feels more honest to me.”

— David James Duncan

“This is the thing about great literature. It reads like truth and sticks to you forever and lets you know that you are not…

— Arlaina Tibensky

“I consider all things a work of fiction, even myself.”

— Nancy B. Brewer

“I like fiction and the history...Great!”

— Anonymous

“I'd always had a guilty preference for fiction. Since I seemed now to be living fiction, this proved to have been an entirely reasonable…

— Robin McKinley

“I had read fiction, and myths, and looked at pictures on the backs of movies that couldn’t be played anymore. But in the end,…

— George R.R. Martin

“I gave up worrying about the principles of fiction writing when I realized that there weren't any.”

— Teri Louise Kelly