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Fiction Quotes

It’s always great when you want scientific fact to get a really good science fiction writer to talk to you about it Picture Quote #1

Historical fiction is not only a respectable literary form; it is a standing reminder of the fact that history is about human beings Picture Quote #1

There are writers who draw immediate attention to the fact that it’s fiction. And I like some of that, but it doesn’t really have the power Picture Quote #1

I see myself as a storyteller, I don’t mind if the story is fact or fiction, if it’s a good story I’d like to tell it Picture Quote #1

When I’m writing fiction, I’m sort of interested by the fact that somehow or other I can have the feeling of actually seeing things through someone else’s eyes Picture Quote #1

Giving the same value to fiction as to fact in the interest of so-called fairness is to mislead the American people and the press has become party to that Picture Quote #1

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I didn’t want to tell the story of myself, but someone I called myself. If you read yourself as fiction, it’s rather more liberating than reading yourself as fact Picture Quote #1

I am a storyteller, not a historian, and it’s my ambition to create something compelling - something unputdownable and riveting - that chimes with the real history but is, in fact, fiction Picture Quote #1

My books deliberately provide no answers or messages. I’m drilled in the habit of objectivity and also aware that the steady drip of fiction has more power than facts to shape opinion, so I handle it with caution Picture Quote #1

I tend to research as I write so that the narrative can take priority, which is important for a piece of fiction, I think, finding out facts as and when I need to Picture Quote #1

I’m all about nonfiction. I rarely read fiction. I like to read about things that really happened, facts, real life situations. That’s what inspires me Picture Quote #1

I don’t write science fiction. I’ve only done one science fiction book and that’s Fahrenheit 451, based on reality. Science fiction is a depiction of the real. Fantasy is a depiction of the unreal Picture Quote #1

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I can read a newspaper article, and it might trigger something else in my mind. I often like to choose in historical fiction things or subject matter I don’t feel have been given a fair shake in history Picture Quote #1

I don’t think fake people living in a fake house in a fake suburb are any less dismissible or believable than a fake psychic attending a fake school in a fake town. Nothing’s inherently believable about any kind of fiction, because all of it’s untrue Picture Quote #1

For faith, as well intentioned as it may be, must be built on facts, not fiction - faith in fiction is a damnable false hope Picture Quote #1

As the years progress and we experience more and more, the mini-narratives that make up our lives are distorted, corrupted, so that every one of us is left with a false history, a self-created fiction about the live we have led. pg 163 Picture Quote #1

To those searching for truth -- not the truth of dogma and darkness but the truth brought by reason, search, examination, and inquiry, discipline is required. For faith, as well intentioned as it may be, must be built on facts, not fiction -- faith in fiction is a damnable false hope Picture Quote #1

Writers of historical fiction are not under the same obligation as historians to find evidence for the statements they make. For us it is sufficient if what we say can’t be disproved or shown to be false Picture Quote #1

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I’ve devoted a lot of my time and effort during the past few years to developing my advertising copywriting business to the point of where I can support my family and don’t have to depend on writing fiction for my income Picture Quote #1

If you write fiction, you have to love your characters. It’s like your family. You don’t have to like them, but you have to love them Picture Quote #1

As for genre, my adult books are usually filed under science fiction / fantasy, although some stores put them into romance, and few have stuck them into horror. I consider all my books a mix of steampunk and urban fantasy Picture Quote #1

Science fiction is the ugly stepchild of mainstream literature, and fantasy is the ugly stepchild of science fiction, and tie-in novels are the ugly stepchild of fantasy... and on and on and on Picture Quote #1

Thus, she had learned a romance book was fiction. A hero who truly cared for the heroine was called a fantasy Picture Quote #1

For bedtime reading, I usually curl up with a good monograph on quantum physics or string theory, my specialty. But since I was a child, I have been fascinated by science fiction. My all-time favorite is ‘The Foundation Trilogy,’ by Isaac Asimov Picture Quote #1

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As a boy, my favorite show was ‘Superman’ and my favorite movie was ‘Star Wars’ - along with other science fiction shows and movies. And I always wanted to fly Picture Quote #1

I have several books I can read over and over. With fiction, it’s ‘The Stand’ by Stephen King, which is my favorite all time. I read that at least once a year, the version which has 100,000 extra words, which is like the director’s cut and unabridged. I love the story. I love the social connotation to it Picture Quote #1

My favourite all-time work of fiction: Lord of the Rings. My favourite all-time nonfiction book: Guns, Germs, and Steel. Ask me again next week, you’ll get a different answer Picture Quote #1

There is a sort of genre of optimistic science fiction that I like, and I don’t think there is enough of. One of my favourites is a short story by Arthur C. Clarke, ‘The City and the Stars.’ It’s set in this far future on Earth in this somewhat static society and trying to break out Picture Quote #1

Writing fiction is the ‘job’ I try to keep at the center of things. The movie stuff has been a wonderful accident, though not entirely bizarre, either, as I have done some work in film before, and even directed a ridiculous, cable-access feature back in my 20s Picture Quote #1

I feel a terrible loss when I (eventually must) complete a work of fiction Picture Quote #1

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It’s always great when you want scientific fact to get a really good science fiction writer to talk to you about it. (Fiction Quotes) Historical fiction is not only a respectable literary form; it is a standing reminder of the fact that history is about human beings. (Fiction Quotes) There are writers who draw immediate attention to the fact that it’s fiction. And I like some of that, but it doesn’t really have the power... (Fiction Quotes) I see myself as a storyteller, I don’t mind if the story is fact or fiction, if it’s a good story I’d like to tell it. (Fiction Quotes) When I’m writing fiction, I’m sort of interested by the fact that somehow or other I can have the feeling of actually seeing things through someone else’s eyes. (Fiction Quotes) Giving the same value to fiction as to fact in the interest of so-called fairness is to mislead the American people and the press has become party to that. (Fiction Quotes) I didn’t want to tell the story of myself, but someone I called myself. If you read yourself as fiction, it’s rather more liberating than reading yourself as fact. (Fiction Quotes) I am a storyteller, not a historian, and it’s my ambition to create something compelling - something unputdownable and riveting - that chimes with the real history but is, in fact, fiction. (Fiction Quotes) My books deliberately provide no answers or messages. I’m drilled in the habit of objectivity and also aware that the steady drip of fiction has more power than facts to shape opinion, so I handle it with caution. (Fiction Quotes) I tend to research as I write so that the narrative can take priority, which is important for a piece of fiction, I think, finding out facts as and when I need to. (Fiction Quotes) I’m all about nonfiction. I rarely read fiction. I like to read about things that really happened, facts, real life situations. That’s what inspires me. (Fiction Quotes) I don’t write science fiction. I’ve only done one science fiction book and that’s Fahrenheit 451, based on reality. Science fiction is a depiction of the real. Fantasy is a depiction of the unreal. (Fiction Quotes) I can read a newspaper article, and it might trigger something else in my mind. I often like to choose in historical fiction things or subject matter I don’t feel have been given a fair shake in history. (Fiction Quotes) I don’t think fake people living in a fake house in a fake suburb are any less dismissible or believable than a fake psychic attending a fake school in a fake town. Nothing’s inherently believable about any kind of fiction, because all of it’s untrue. (Fiction Quotes) For faith, as well intentioned as it may be, must be built on facts, not fiction - faith in fiction is a damnable false hope. (Fiction Quotes) As the years progress and we experience more and more, the mini-narratives that make up our lives are distorted, corrupted, so that every one of us is left with a false history, a self-created fiction about the live we have led. pg 163 (Fiction Quotes) To those searching for truth -- not the truth of dogma and darkness but the truth brought by reason, search, examination, and inquiry, discipline is required. For faith, as well intentioned as it may be, must be built on facts, not fiction -- faith in fiction is a damnable false hope. (Fiction Quotes) Writers of historical fiction are not under the same obligation as historians to find evidence for the statements they make. For us it is sufficient if what we say can’t be disproved or shown to be false. (Fiction Quotes) I’ve devoted a lot of my time and effort during the past few years to developing my advertising copywriting business to the point of where I can support my family and don’t have to depend on writing fiction for my income. (Fiction Quotes) If you write fiction, you have to love your characters. It’s like your family. You don’t have to like them, but you have to love them. (Fiction Quotes) As for genre, my adult books are usually filed under science fiction / fantasy, although some stores put them into romance, and few have stuck them into horror. I consider all my books a mix of steampunk and urban fantasy. (Fiction Quotes) Science fiction is the ugly stepchild of mainstream literature, and fantasy is the ugly stepchild of science fiction, and tie-in novels are the ugly stepchild of fantasy... and on and on and on. (Fiction Quotes) Thus, she had learned a romance book was fiction. A hero who truly cared for the heroine was called a fantasy. (Fiction Quotes) For bedtime reading, I usually curl up with a good monograph on quantum physics or string theory, my specialty. But since I was a child, I have been fascinated by science fiction. My all-time favorite is ‘The Foundation Trilogy,’ by Isaac Asimov. (Fiction Quotes) As a boy, my favorite show was ‘Superman’ and my favorite movie was ‘Star Wars’ - along with other science fiction shows and movies. And I always wanted to fly. (Fiction Quotes) I have several books I can read over and over. With fiction, it’s ‘The Stand’ by Stephen King, which is my favorite all time. I read that at least once a year, the version which has 100,000 extra words, which is like the director’s cut and unabridged. I love the story. I love the social connotation to it. (Fiction Quotes) My favourite all-time work of fiction: Lord of the Rings. My favourite all-time nonfiction book: Guns, Germs, and Steel. Ask me again next week, you’ll get a different answer. (Fiction Quotes) There is a sort of genre of optimistic science fiction that I like, and I don’t think there is enough of. One of my favourites is a short story by Arthur C. Clarke, ‘The City and the Stars.’ It’s set in this far future on Earth in this somewhat static society and trying to break out. (Fiction Quotes) Writing fiction is the ‘job’ I try to keep at the center of things. The movie stuff has been a wonderful accident, though not entirely bizarre, either, as I have done some work in film before, and even directed a ridiculous, cable-access feature back in my 20s. (Fiction Quotes) I feel a terrible loss when I (eventually must) complete a work of fiction (Fiction Quotes)

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