Fiction Quote by T.R. Wallace

“Fiction is the lie that illuminates a greater truth.”

— Kevin Fox

“Fiction is a lie that tells us true things, over and over.”

— Neil Gaiman

“Fiction is a lie. And GOOD fiction is the truth inside the lie.”

— Stephen King

“Fiction is a lie covering up a deep truth.”

— Maria Vargas Llosa

“Fiction means never letting the pure truth get in the way of a good story.”

— Nathaniel Robert Winters

“Fiction is the great liar that tells the truth about how the world really lives.”

— Dorothy Allison

“Fiction allows you to go deeper into the truth. You can put anything down and you can take chances.”

— Peter Matthieson

“Fiction writing feels more honest to me.”

— David James Duncan

“Like all good works of fiction, it lies like the truth.”

— Robert Crossley

“Good fiction makes the truth believable.”

— Tarrant Smith

“But there are times, I would argue, when fiction delivers the greater truth.”

— Leslie Cockburn

“Fiction is true. It doesn’t have to factual to be true.”

— Ben Monopoli