Books Quote by Vladimir Nabokov

“What is so addictive about fiction is that it is the one reliable place in which we can apprehend and participate in - fully…

— Rick Gekoski

“Fiction is a world where only the reader enjoys”

— Mbutoh

“That first day I asked my students what they thought fiction should accomplish, why one should bother to read fiction at all. It was…

— Azar Nafisi

“it has been my experience with literary critics and academics in this country that clarity looks a lot like laziness and ignorance and childishness…

— Kurt Vonnegut

“The great thing about growing up with science fiction is that you have an interest in everything.”

— Ray Bradbury

“As far as I can tell, a young adult novel is a regular novel that people actually read.”

— Stephen Colbert

“Agenda-driven novelists don’t often want to bother learning the craft of fiction. They’re just dipping into fiction long enough to disguise their +2 mace…

— Jeff Gerke

“It is the importance of this quality of generosity in fiction that requires a measure of childishness in the writer. People who have strong…

— John Gardner

“I'm a novelist. Anything you say can be taken down and used against you in a work of fiction.”

— Anne R. Allen

“The calling of an author is more than just to entertain, but also to share ones experiences with the world.”

— M.J. Stoddard

“Individuals who frequently read fiction seem to be better able to understand other people, empathize with them and see the world from their perspective.”

— Annie Murphy Paul

“I'm always highly irritated by people who imply that writing fiction is an escape from reality. It is a plunge into reality and it's…

— Flannery O'Connor