Books Quote by John M. Ford

Reality deals in specifics under the guise of generalities. Literature does the contrary...

— Alberto Manguel

It's always hard for an author to determine his own intentions, especially in retrospect.

— Paul Kingsnorth

Literature, whether handed down by word or mouth or in print, gives us a second handle on reality.

— Chinua Achebe

In the course of a life devoted less to living than to reading, I have verified many times that literary intentions and theories are…

— Jorge Luis Borges

“All fiction is based on some form of reality—otherwise we would never have the inspiration or knowledge to dream up the realistic situations we…

— Rene Folsom

Every author that creates is a liar;literature is a lie,but from that lie, a recreation of reality is born. Therefore, recreating reality is one…

— Juan Rulfo

“For every work of fiction, the author inserts a bit of themself to make the story seem more real. For every work of nonfiction,…

— A.K. Wallace

“All interpretation or observation of reality is necessarily fiction.”

— Carlos Ruiz Zafón

Reality, if rightly interpreted, is grander than fiction.

— Thomas Carlyle

More often than not, real life is so rich, complex and unpredictable that it would seem completely implausible in the pages of a novel.

— Candice Millard

Individuals have to decide what is true and real for them.

— Tom Cruise

“if we try to read it as prediction of how that judgment will occur we turn it into a confused muddle and miss its…

— Richard Bauckham