Believe Quote by Kathleen Rooney

In non-fiction you have to stay true to historical events, be they personal or national .

— Andrew Lam

“The point of stories is not that they are objectively true, but that the soul of the story is truer than reality. Those who…

— Cassandra Clare

I think you tell the story that has to be told. You tell the story that's the truth. You tell the story that readers…

— Andrew Ross Sorkin

I have always held the old-fashioned opinion that the primary object of work of fiction should be to tell a story.

— Wilkie Collins

An autobiography can distort; facts can be realigned. But fiction never lies: it reveals the writer totally.

— V. S. Naipaul

The truth of history crowds out the truth of fiction - as if one were obliged to choose between them.

— Susan Sontag

Novels should be judged rigorously. Either a book works or it doesn't. The fact that something is true in the real world should not…

— Akhil Sharma

“There is a difference between fiction and nonfiction deeper than technique or intention. I value both but genuinely believe that fiction can tell a…

— Dorothy L. Sayersthy Allison

All fiction is lies – if it weren’t, it would be biography, history, or reportage.

— Norman Spinrad

First and foremost, telling historical stories is very tricky because it is something that is known. It is not like you can tell a…

— Anthony Hemingway

You will always have partial points of view, and you'll always have the story behind the story that hasn't come out yet. And any…

— Margaret Atwood

“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