Fiction Quote by William Gerhardie

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

— Nathaniel Robert Winters

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

— Siri Hustvedt

“Fiction is hardly ever fiction.”

— Cyma Rizwaan Khan

“Fiction can, and should, mimic life, with all its messes and discomfort and disquiet. Fiction should also prove just how complicated and troubled many…

— Anonymous

“Fiction has been maligned for centuries as being "false," "untrue," yet good fiction provides more truth about the world, about life, and even about…

— Clark Zlotchew

“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

“Fiction has to be well researched, properly conceived and logically presented. Reality needs none of the above.”

— Manoj Vaz

“Life might be stranger than fiction, but fiction allows many writers to more accurately portray life to their readers.”

— Jaime Buckley

“Fiction is only fiction because it is yet to be proven.”

— Robert M. Roberts

“Fiction can be more real to the reader than reality itself because fiction is the essence of life”

— James N. Frey

“Fiction is truth, even if it is not fact. If you believe only in facts and forget stories, your brain will live, but your…

— Cassandra Clare

“The best fiction is often how we interpret our own lives and what we see as our common due. It is created usually as…

— Anne Edwards