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Fiction Quotes

Fiction writing is a strange business when you think about it. You sit down and weave a network of lies to explore deeper truths Picture Quote #1

I think of fiction as the highest calling. I’m kind of addicted to it. It’s the thing that has gotten me through all the hard points in my life Picture Quote #1

For me in my twenties, working in Hollywood was confusing in that the differences between what was fiction and what was nonfiction seemed to blur in my mind. Everything became a visual memory for me. I carried my Leica camera, giving opportunity to take pictures from my view Picture Quote #1

In all my documentaries I did all the camera work, but in fiction I didn’t want to do it myself. I think the machinery is so heavy and demanding that you would leave the actors alone for a long time Picture Quote #1

Well you can’t believe everything you read. After all, by definition, fiction writers lie for a living Picture Quote #1

I love the detail about the workings of the human heart and mind that only fiction can provide - film can’t get in close enough Picture Quote #1

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Cory Doctorow should be too busy for lunch. He’s co-editor of, and a prolific contributor to, one of the most influential blogs in the world, Boing Boing. Over the past decade the Canadian-born writer has published 16 books, mostly science fiction novels. He campaigns vigorously on the politics of the digital age Picture Quote #1

Fiction may be, whatever else, an exercise in the capacity for imaginative love, or sympathy, or identification, Picture Quote #1

What does it say about a president’s policies when he has to use a cartoon character rather than real people to justify his record? What does it say about the fiction of old liberalism to insist that good jobs and good schools and good wages will result from policies that have failed us, time and again? Picture Quote #1

English fiction was something I loved growing up, and it changed my life - it changed the trajectory of my life Picture Quote #1

The things that I’ve enjoyed most are not really science fiction. They are not much fun to make because there are so many toys involved. They are fun for directors who like toys, like Ridley Scott, but they are not a lot of fun to make. A lot of hanging around, changing this and that Picture Quote #1

In America, the stories we tell ourselves and we tell each other in fiction have to do with individualism. Every person here is the center of his or her own story. And our job as people and as characters is to find our own motivations and desires, to overcome conflicts and obstacles toward defining ourselves so that we grow and change Picture Quote #1

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If you continually write and read yourself as a fiction, you can change what’s crushing you Picture Quote #1

Granny Weatherwax was firmly against fiction. Life was hard enough without lies floating around and changing the way people thought Picture Quote #1

I think science fiction helps us think about possibilities, to speculate - it helps us look at our society from a different perspective. It lets us look at our mores, using science as the backdrop, as the game changer Picture Quote #1

The emotions triggered by fiction are very real. When Charles Dickens wrote about the death of Little Nell in the 1840s, people wept - and I’m sure that the death of characters in J.K. Rowling’s ‘Harry Potter’ series led to similar tears Picture Quote #1

I thought it must be pure science fiction. But when I checked it out I found a lot of magazine articles that actually supported the theory behind the book which was incredible. That’s when I decided to acquire the rights of the book and everything went from there Picture Quote #1

I’ve been typed as historical fiction, historical women’s fiction, historical mystery, historical chick lit, historical romance - all for the same book Picture Quote #1

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I don’t read ‘chick lit,’ fantasy or science fiction but I’ll give any book a chance if it’s lying there and I’ve got half an hour to kill Picture Quote #1

For me, ‘Bookends’ marks the start of my foray into commercial fiction, away from what has always been thought of as more traditional chick lit - single girl in the city trips around in Manolos looking for Mr. Right Picture Quote #1

I say, ‘I write romance, women’s fiction, chick lit.’ I think it all fits very comfortably under the same umbrella. Basically, I write books for women - books about relationships: books that make you laugh and sometimes make you cry a little Picture Quote #1

If I’m desperate, I’ll read anything. But even when I can be choosy, I still have no hard-and-fast rules. I have rules about what I won’t read, rather than what I will. No science fiction, no romance, no chick lit. Although even these rules can be broken Picture Quote #1

Chick-lit may be staggering on its heels, but women’s fiction is alive and kicking Picture Quote #1

I like a good fun chick-lit book as much as I like historical fiction, mysteries, or biographies, I like to be well-rounded! Picture Quote #1

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I can’t divorce myself from my childhood. I try to write as much fiction as I possibly can, but there are so many things that are touchstones of my childhood like being on the swim team and playing soccer and the particularities of sports season and environments that make their way into my books Picture Quote #1

Some people become passionate readers and fans of science fiction during childhood or adolescence. I picked up on SF somewhat later than that; my escape reading of choice during my youth was historical novels, and one of my favorite writers was Mary Renault Picture Quote #1

For ‘American Born Chinese,’ my first graphic novel with First Second Books, I did mostly ‘memory’ research. It’s fiction, but I pulled heavily from my own childhood Picture Quote #1

Since childhood, I wrote a lot of fiction, a lot of stories, but I most loved writing essays Picture Quote #1

I think that writers of literary fiction would do well to read more books for children Picture Quote #1

I like to read fiction, and I particularly enjoy reading young adult fiction. But I also read children’s books, adult books, current authors, and classics, but I like fiction the most Picture Quote #1

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Fiction writing is a strange business when you think about it. You sit down and weave a network of lies to explore deeper truths. (Fiction Quotes) I think of fiction as the highest calling. I’m kind of addicted to it. It’s the thing that has gotten me through all the hard points in my life. (Fiction Quotes) For me in my twenties, working in Hollywood was confusing in that the differences between what was fiction and what was nonfiction seemed to blur in my mind. Everything became a visual memory for me. I carried my Leica camera, giving opportunity to take pictures from my view. (Fiction Quotes) In all my documentaries I did all the camera work, but in fiction I didn’t want to do it myself. I think the machinery is so heavy and demanding that you would leave the actors alone for a long time. (Fiction Quotes) Well you can’t believe everything you read. After all, by definition, fiction writers lie for a living. (Fiction Quotes) I love the detail about the workings of the human heart and mind that only fiction can provide - film can’t get in close enough. (Fiction Quotes) Cory Doctorow should be too busy for lunch. He’s co-editor of, and a prolific contributor to, one of the most influential blogs in the world, Boing Boing. Over the past decade the Canadian-born writer has published 16 books, mostly science fiction novels. He campaigns vigorously on the politics of the digital age. (Fiction Quotes) Fiction may be, whatever else, an exercise in the capacity for imaginative love, or sympathy, or identification, (Fiction Quotes) What does it say about a president’s policies when he has to use a cartoon character rather than real people to justify his record? What does it say about the fiction of old liberalism to insist that good jobs and good schools and good wages will result from policies that have failed us, time and again? (Fiction Quotes) English fiction was something I loved growing up, and it changed my life - it changed the trajectory of my life. (Fiction Quotes) The things that I’ve enjoyed most are not really science fiction. They are not much fun to make because there are so many toys involved. They are fun for directors who like toys, like Ridley Scott, but they are not a lot of fun to make. A lot of hanging around, changing this and that. (Fiction Quotes) In America, the stories we tell ourselves and we tell each other in fiction have to do with individualism. Every person here is the center of his or her own story. And our job as people and as characters is to find our own motivations and desires, to overcome conflicts and obstacles toward defining ourselves so that we grow and change. (Fiction Quotes) If you continually write and read yourself as a fiction, you can change what’s crushing you (Fiction Quotes) Granny Weatherwax was firmly against fiction. Life was hard enough without lies floating around and changing the way people thought. (Fiction Quotes) I think science fiction helps us think about possibilities, to speculate - it helps us look at our society from a different perspective. It lets us look at our mores, using science as the backdrop, as the game changer. (Fiction Quotes) The emotions triggered by fiction are very real. When Charles Dickens wrote about the death of Little Nell in the 1840s, people wept - and I’m sure that the death of characters in J.K. Rowling’s ‘Harry Potter’ series led to similar tears. (Fiction Quotes) I thought it must be pure science fiction. But when I checked it out I found a lot of magazine articles that actually supported the theory behind the book which was incredible. That’s when I decided to acquire the rights of the book and everything went from there. (Fiction Quotes) I’ve been typed as historical fiction, historical women’s fiction, historical mystery, historical chick lit, historical romance - all for the same book. (Fiction Quotes) I don’t read ‘chick lit,’ fantasy or science fiction but I’ll give any book a chance if it’s lying there and I’ve got half an hour to kill. (Fiction Quotes) For me, ‘Bookends’ marks the start of my foray into commercial fiction, away from what has always been thought of as more traditional chick lit - single girl in the city trips around in Manolos looking for Mr. Right. (Fiction Quotes) I say, ‘I write romance, women’s fiction, chick lit.’ I think it all fits very comfortably under the same umbrella. Basically, I write books for women - books about relationships: books that make you laugh and sometimes make you cry a little. (Fiction Quotes) If I’m desperate, I’ll read anything. But even when I can be choosy, I still have no hard-and-fast rules. I have rules about what I won’t read, rather than what I will. No science fiction, no romance, no chick lit. Although even these rules can be broken. (Fiction Quotes) Chick-lit may be staggering on its heels, but women’s fiction is alive and kicking (Fiction Quotes) I like a good fun chick-lit book as much as I like historical fiction, mysteries, or biographies, I like to be well-rounded! (Fiction Quotes) I can’t divorce myself from my childhood. I try to write as much fiction as I possibly can, but there are so many things that are touchstones of my childhood like being on the swim team and playing soccer and the particularities of sports season and environments that make their way into my books. (Fiction Quotes) Some people become passionate readers and fans of science fiction during childhood or adolescence. I picked up on SF somewhat later than that; my escape reading of choice during my youth was historical novels, and one of my favorite writers was Mary Renault. (Fiction Quotes) For ‘American Born Chinese,’ my first graphic novel with First Second Books, I did mostly ‘memory’ research. It’s fiction, but I pulled heavily from my own childhood. (Fiction Quotes) Since childhood, I wrote a lot of fiction, a lot of stories, but I most loved writing essays (Fiction Quotes) I think that writers of literary fiction would do well to read more books for children (Fiction Quotes) I like to read fiction, and I particularly enjoy reading young adult fiction. But I also read children’s books, adult books, current authors, and classics, but I like fiction the most. (Fiction Quotes)

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