Books Quote by Milan Kundera

“The writers we love often serve us through their comfort and example without their ever knowing it, and in this sense, they're as imaginary…

— Patricio Pron

I like to mix the real and the imaginary. Sometimes it is characters inspired by real people I know or know of. Sometimes it…

— Dana Spiotta

“The extent of my existence seen is not me.. I am boundless, immeasurable, I am infinite.”

— Meeta Ahluwalia

This is how to contemplate our conditioned existence in this fleeting world: Like a tiny drop of dew, or a bubble floating in a…

— Anonymous

I don't believe complete assimilation is possible, at least not for anyone who has an active, open mind. Every step, every entry into the…

— Chang-Rae Lee

I like to create imaginary characters and events around a real historical situation. I want readers to feel: OK, this probably didn't happen, but…

— Ken Follett

It's true that it's a solitary occupation, but you would be surprised at how much companionship a group of imaginary characters can offer once…

— Anne Tyler

Fiction has consisted either of placing imaginary characters in a true story, which is the Iliad, or of presenting the story of an individual…

— Raymond Queneau

It's true that writing is a solitary occupation, but you would be surprised at how much companionship a group of imaginary characters can offer…

— Anne Tyler

They are imaginary characters. But perhaps not solely the products of my imagination, since there are some aspects of the characters that relate to…

— Margaret Mahy

We all need someone to look at us. We can be divided into four categories according to the kind of look we wish to…

— Milan Kundera

All novels . . . are concerned with the enigma of the self. As soon as you create an imaginary being, a character, you…

— Milan Kundera