Battle between good and evil Quote by Robert Poe

“Sometimes fiction is a way of coping with the poison of the world in a way that lets us survive it.”

— Neil Gaiman

“Once in a while, when reality is too painful to bear, fiction can help us to restore the fragility of our human condition.”

— Frances Stead Stellers

“Fiction, at the point of development at which it has arrived, demands from the writer a spirit of scrupulous abnegation.The only legitimate of all…

— Joseph Conrad

“Since being brought to this world, I've come to understand that everything I've ever learned about good and evil, about the choices we make…

— Lisa Maxwell

“In fact, while we read a novel, we are insane – bonkers. We believe in the existence of people who aren’t there, we hear…

— Ursula K. Le Guin

“I read for fun and to escape the mundaneness that is reality, to get lost in make-believe worlds where good always triumphs over evil.”

— Erica Cope

“fiction is necessary to life - not only as books but as dreams, dreams that frame the world and give it meaning.”

— Siri Hustvedt

“Characters, for good or evil, are part of an author's family. Once we have let them out of our imaginations, they stay with us…

— Andrew Ferrell

“A great novel heightens your senses and sensitivity to the complexities of life and of individuals, and prevents you from the self-righteousness that sees…

— Azar Nafisi

“The Page awaits the Inspiration even as Inspiration roams the world of man, seeking a Page upon which to unfurl itself, body and soul,…

— Chila Woychik

“The finest SF comes to grips with life's mysteries, with our resentments against our own natures and our limited societies. It does so by…

— George Zebrowski

“Not all fiction writers are evil, just the ones good at their job. After all, it's not a decent book if it can't make…

— Ellie Rose McKee