Compelling Quote by William Styron

“The concept of good versus evil is a handy construct for framing a narrative. When you see someone applying that concept to real-world events,…

— Stewart Stafford

Good fiction doesn't come out of the basic conflict of good versus bad. Instead, it comes out of a conflict between good and good.

— Leo Tolstoy

I think that fiction is an excellent place for us to struggle with questions of good and evil, and humanity and inhumanity.

— Brent Weeks

“One intriguing way to enter into the battle between good and evil, life and death, sanity and madness, is in the pages of fiction.”

— Robert Poe

The nature of good fiction is that it dwells in ambiguity.

— E. L. Doctorow

Fiction is the great repository of the moral sense. The wicked get punished.

— Anita Brookner

“Not all fiction writers are evil, just the ones good at their job. After all, it's not a decent book if it can't make…

— Ellie Rose McKee

Good and evil lie close together. Seek no artistic unity in character.

— Lord Acton

“Whether a character is good or evil depends on your perspective.”

— Steve Jones Snr

“A great novel heightens your senses and sensitivity to the complexities of life and of individuals, and prevents you from the self-righteousness that sees…

— Azar Nafisi

Good fiction creates its own reality.

— Nora Roberts

Fiction is a potent agent for good--in the hands of the good.

— Suzanne Curchod