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Fiction Quotes

I got nice rejections explaining that historical fiction was a difficult sell. But I kept trying Picture Quote #1

I wrote speculative fiction because I loved to read it, and thought I could do better than some of the people who were getting published Picture Quote #1

The advice would be the same for any kind of fiction. Keep writing, and keep sending things out, not to friends and relatives, but to people who have the power to buy. A lot of additional, useful tips could be added, but this is fundamental Picture Quote #1

On an average day, we allow ourselves the fiction that we own a piece of our workplace. That’s part of what it takes to get the job done. Deeper down, we know it’s all on loan Picture Quote #1

I think that truth is stranger than fiction, and it’s nice to know the people you’re making a movie about Picture Quote #1

I very rarely read any fiction. I love biographies; I read about all kinds of people. I love theology and some philosophy Picture Quote #1

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Jerry reversed the usual formula of the superhero who goes to another planet. He put the superhero in ordinary, familiar surroundings, instead of the other way around, as was done in most science fiction. That was the first time I can recall that it had ever been done Picture Quote #1

I’m able to separate fiction and reality. I guess it remains to be seen if other people are Picture Quote #1

I have a kind of standard explanation why, which goes like this: Science fiction is one way of making sense out of a senseless world Picture Quote #1

It’s part of a cycle of stories I’m writing where I deconstruct classic science fiction Picture Quote #1

The two most common charges against the older fiction, that it pleased wickedly and that it taught nothing, had broken down before the discovery, except in illiberal sects, that the novel is fitted both for honest use and for pleasure Picture Quote #1

When I was growing up, the exam system didn’t allow you to write fiction, so you never did Picture Quote #1

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For people who have no critical acumen, a state is a mythical entity, for those who think critically it is a rational fiction, created by man in order to facilitate human coexistence Picture Quote #1

You really have to soak up the culture of the people to get it right. If you’re making a fiction film, it’s entertainment, but you want it to be as real as possible Picture Quote #1

Writing fiction, there are no limits to what you write as long as it increases the value of the paper you are writing on Picture Quote #1

Whenever you deal with science fiction you are setting up a world of rules. I think you work hard to establish the rules. And you also have to work even harder to maintain those rules, and within that find excitement and unpredictability and all that stuff Picture Quote #1

Good fiction is made of that which is real, and reality is difficult to come by Picture Quote #1

There must be possible a fiction which, leaving sociology and case histories to the scientists, can arrive at the truth about the human condition, here and now, with all the bright magic of the fairy tale Picture Quote #1

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The idea that I’m going to have to sit down to write some fiction where I’m going to have to think of a plot would really scare me, because it would come out a mess Picture Quote #1

The novel doesn’t come into existence until certain methods of reproducing fiction come along Picture Quote #1

I can’t read historical fiction because I find the real thing so much more interesting Picture Quote #1

Well, I’m at some kind of crossroads in my life and I don’t know which way to take. It’s not about money, I mean, because I’m established enough now as a writer to get a reasonable advance if I wanted to do fiction Picture Quote #1

I think good radio often uses the techniques of fiction: characters, scenes, a big urgent emotional question. And as in the best fiction, tone counts for a lot Picture Quote #1

Where radio is different than fiction is that even mediocre fiction needs purpose, a driving question Picture Quote #1

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Even though my songs may sound very personal, to me most of them are fiction. It is a great way for me to be able to live a fantasy life as a writer because I get to be someone else, someplace else for three and a half minutes, just like the listener Picture Quote #1

Biography is a very definite region bounded on the north by history, on the south by fiction, on the east by obituary, and on the west by tedium Picture Quote #1

I don’t know what issues concerning identity have helped contemporary fiction evolve to what it is now. All I know is that the range of voices that are being heard and published is a lot more diverse than when I was coming up Picture Quote #1

Journalism allows its readers to witness history; fiction gives its readers an opportunity to live it Picture Quote #1

Like everybody at that age, I read an awful lot of pulp fiction. But at the same time, I also read quite a bit of history and read that as much for pleasure as part of a curriculum Picture Quote #1

If you write fiction, you’re by yourself. There are certain advantages to that in that you don’t have to explain anything to anybody. But when you get in with others who share the loneliness of the whole enterprise, you’re not lonely anymore Picture Quote #1

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I got nice rejections explaining that historical fiction was a difficult sell. But I kept trying (Fiction Quotes) I wrote speculative fiction because I loved to read it, and thought I could do better than some of the people who were getting published (Fiction Quotes) The advice would be the same for any kind of fiction. Keep writing, and keep sending things out, not to friends and relatives, but to people who have the power to buy. A lot of additional, useful tips could be added, but this is fundamental (Fiction Quotes) On an average day, we allow ourselves the fiction that we own a piece of our workplace. That’s part of what it takes to get the job done. Deeper down, we know it’s all on loan (Fiction Quotes) I think that truth is stranger than fiction, and it’s nice to know the people you’re making a movie about (Fiction Quotes) I very rarely read any fiction. I love biographies; I read about all kinds of people. I love theology and some philosophy (Fiction Quotes) Jerry reversed the usual formula of the superhero who goes to another planet. He put the superhero in ordinary, familiar surroundings, instead of the other way around, as was done in most science fiction. That was the first time I can recall that it had ever been done (Fiction Quotes) I’m able to separate fiction and reality. I guess it remains to be seen if other people are (Fiction Quotes) I have a kind of standard explanation why, which goes like this: Science fiction is one way of making sense out of a senseless world (Fiction Quotes) It’s part of a cycle of stories I’m writing where I deconstruct classic science fiction (Fiction Quotes) The two most common charges against the older fiction, that it pleased wickedly and that it taught nothing, had broken down before the discovery, except in illiberal sects, that the novel is fitted both for honest use and for pleasure (Fiction Quotes) When I was growing up, the exam system didn’t allow you to write fiction, so you never did (Fiction Quotes) For people who have no critical acumen, a state is a mythical entity, for those who think critically it is a rational fiction, created by man in order to facilitate human coexistence (Fiction Quotes) You really have to soak up the culture of the people to get it right. If you’re making a fiction film, it’s entertainment, but you want it to be as real as possible (Fiction Quotes) Writing fiction, there are no limits to what you write as long as it increases the value of the paper you are writing on (Fiction Quotes) Whenever you deal with science fiction you are setting up a world of rules. I think you work hard to establish the rules. And you also have to work even harder to maintain those rules, and within that find excitement and unpredictability and all that stuff (Fiction Quotes) Good fiction is made of that which is real, and reality is difficult to come by (Fiction Quotes) There must be possible a fiction which, leaving sociology and case histories to the scientists, can arrive at the truth about the human condition, here and now, with all the bright magic of the fairy tale (Fiction Quotes) The idea that I’m going to have to sit down to write some fiction where I’m going to have to think of a plot would really scare me, because it would come out a mess (Fiction Quotes) The novel doesn’t come into existence until certain methods of reproducing fiction come along (Fiction Quotes) I can’t read historical fiction because I find the real thing so much more interesting (Fiction Quotes) Well, I’m at some kind of crossroads in my life and I don’t know which way to take. It’s not about money, I mean, because I’m established enough now as a writer to get a reasonable advance if I wanted to do fiction (Fiction Quotes) I think good radio often uses the techniques of fiction: characters, scenes, a big urgent emotional question. And as in the best fiction, tone counts for a lot (Fiction Quotes) Where radio is different than fiction is that even mediocre fiction needs purpose, a driving question (Fiction Quotes) Even though my songs may sound very personal, to me most of them are fiction. It is a great way for me to be able to live a fantasy life as a writer because I get to be someone else, someplace else for three and a half minutes, just like the listener (Fiction Quotes) Biography is a very definite region bounded on the north by history, on the south by fiction, on the east by obituary, and on the west by tedium (Fiction Quotes) I don’t know what issues concerning identity have helped contemporary fiction evolve to what it is now. All I know is that the range of voices that are being heard and published is a lot more diverse than when I was coming up (Fiction Quotes) Journalism allows its readers to witness history; fiction gives its readers an opportunity to live it (Fiction Quotes) Like everybody at that age, I read an awful lot of pulp fiction. But at the same time, I also read quite a bit of history and read that as much for pleasure as part of a curriculum (Fiction Quotes) If you write fiction, you’re by yourself. There are certain advantages to that in that you don’t have to explain anything to anybody. But when you get in with others who share the loneliness of the whole enterprise, you’re not lonely anymore (Fiction Quotes)

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