Books Quote by Ronald Sukenick

People read fiction for emotion-not information

— Sinclair Lewis

“It is through fiction that we learn not to believe everything we read in print.”

— Ann Mullen

One of the things that all authors of fiction must learn to judge is whether - and in what detail - to describe the…

— Lynne Truss

From fiction, you do not get to learn much because it is only imagination. Whereas, from non-fiction, people can understand and learn from the…

— Sudha Murty

I was a teacher most of my life, which I loved. I had a very happy working life, and when I retired, I thought…

— Anita Brookner

In fiction, you learn about pacing and how to build tension - which is something you want in a really good nonfiction feature article…

— Monica Hesse

I think it's true that that's something that poetry can go to school on fiction. I think poetry can go to fiction to learn.

— Edward Hirsch

“You can’t even read American fiction to get a sense of how actual life is lived these days. You read American fiction to learn…

— Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

“When writing fiction, you learn to only put things and characters in, that are going to progress your story. There is something to be…

— Carl Henegan

When you start writing fiction, you have to learn to invent, and it's very hard at the beginning to stop relying on facts and…

— Fiona Barton

“Why is life a constant disappointment?' 'Because we read fiction,' Mia said, and Shelley nodded, knowing it was true.”

— Victoria Connelly

It's a guilty secret of a lot of writers, as you get older you don't read as much fiction as you used to, mainly…

— Terry Pratchett