Airports Quote by Michael Chabon

Genre is a useful concept only when used not evaluatively but descriptively.

— Ursula K. Le Guin

I think that genre distinctions basically boil down to marketing categories, which are outdated. Any time people have an argument about them, they're arguing…

— Emily Gould

I don't really care that much about genre labels. I tend to write across a variety of different genres.

— Ken Liu

I never think about genre when I work. I've written fantasy, science fiction, supernatural fiction, and am now working on a suspense novel. Genres…

— Elizabeth Hand

Honestly, when you start talking about genres, you're talking as much about the business side of writing as anything else. Certainly there are elements…

— Kristin Hannah

My theory on genre is that while there are people out there who believe that genre tells people what to read, actually I believe…

— Neil Gaiman

The term 'genre' eventually becomes pejorative because you're referring to something that's so codified and ritualised that it ceases to have the power and…

— Christopher Nolan

I'm not comfortable with categorizing my own work, but I don't mind if others talk about it in relation to genre as long as…

— Karin Tidbeck

Genre labels are useful only insofar as they help you find an audience.

— Walter Jon Williams

For me, genres are a way for people to easily categorize music. But it doesn't have to define you. It doesn't have to limit…

— Taylor Swift

I hate genres. I think they're just marketing labels.

— Rhiannon Giddens