Books Quote by Sinclair Lewis

I think in our time, you know, so much of the information we get is pre-polarized. Fiction has a way of reminding us that…

— George Saunders

Emotional truths can sometimes be conveyed more effectively, more compellingly, through fiction.

— Diana Ossana

So much emotion goes into writing fiction.

— Anonymous

Fiction works when it makes a reader feel something strongly.

— Jonathan Safran Foer

I think fiction can help us find everything. You know, I think that in fiction you can say things and in a way be…

— A.M. Homes

Fiction stretches our sensibilities and our understanding, as mere information never can.

— Fay Weldon

The facts, however, are unimportant in fiction. It's not the events of my life that I mine, but the emotional experiences I've had.

— John Dufresne

Feelings, too, are facts. Emotion is a fact. Human experience is a fact. It is often possible to gain more real insight into human…

— Eleanor Roosevelt

All fiction, if it's successful, is going to appeal to the emotions. Emotion is really what fiction is all about. That's not to say…

— George R. R. Martin

“Sometimes, when I read, it's not just fiction while I'm between the pages. It’s real. My heart races when they kiss, and I get…

— Emma Hart

Reading fiction is important. It is a vital means of imagining a life other than our own, which in turn makes us more empathetic…

— Ann Patchett

Fiction is empathy technology.

— Steven Pinker