Absolutely Quote by Jamaica Kincaid

For me, a memoir is nonfiction and nonfiction has to be absolutely true.

— Akhil Sharma

Every time I write a nonfiction book I get sued.

— Joseph Wambaugh

I write nonfiction in this thriller-esque style. I have all the facts; I research it. I have thousands of pages of court documents... I…

— Ben Mezrich

I primarily write nonfiction. Research, reflection, and spending time with ideas are important to me. So, this is how I spend most of my…

— Adam Morris

“We are all writers from an early age. Most of what we write is nonfiction—essays for school, letters to friends, memoranda to colleagues—in which…

— Sol Stein

“I write nonfiction because individuals are unique and go through different experiences, our collective experiences enhances all our lives.”

— Thaddeus O. Lawrence

If you write nonfiction, a historical account of what really happened, first of all, it's always white men who do that, and you don't…

— Isabel Allende

I really enjoy doing both, but I didn't write nonfiction until 1994.

— Jonathan Franzen

In 1982, when I was almost 26 years old, I decided I wanted to write fiction. I'd majored in journalism in college, and I'd…

— Cynthia Kadohata

I need to tell the things that are important but which don't make sense in terms of the narrative, things that would destroy symmetry…

— Akhil Sharma

Write a nonfiction book, and be prepared for the legion of readers who are going to doubt your fact. But write a novel, and…

— Barbara Kingsolver

I like to get paid for doing basic research, so it's pleasant to write some nonfiction about it.

— Bruce Sterling