Giving Quote by John D'Agata

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

One thing you learn about doing nonfiction is that you've got to get it right, fact-check, do your research. You've got to not only…

— Max Joseph

People seem to want to read more nonfiction than fiction.

— Bonnie Jo Campbell

I don't like to read nonfiction. To me, fact is something I can look up.

— Fran Lebowitz

A typical biography relying upon individuals' notorious memories and the anecdotes they've invented contains a high degree of fiction, yet is considered 'nonfiction.'

— Joyce Carol Oates

“Nonfiction is a form of literature that lies halfway between fiction and fact.”

— F. Scott Fitzgerald

Nonfiction is both easier and harder to write than fiction. It's easier because the facts are already laid out before you, and there is…

— Amy Bloom

At least for me, it takes more knowledge to write fiction than nonfiction. At least about someplace that I begin with a lot of…

— William T. Vollmann

There's no division on my bookshelf between fiction and nonfiction. As far as I'm concerned, fiction is about the truth.

— Arundhati Roy

When I was young I believed that "nonfiction" meant "true." But you read a history written in, say, 1920 and a history of the…

— Margaret Atwood

To me, the moment you're talking about nonfiction you're talking about reality.

— David Shields

One of the reasons so many nonfiction books are so boring is because what they've done, very diligently, is fulfill the terms of their…

— Geoff Dyer