Quotes About Fiction

Fiction is the truth inside the lie.

The reason that fiction is more interesting than any other form of literature, to those who really like to study people, is that in fiction the author can really tell the truth without humiliating himself.

Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities. Truth isn't.

Fiction is a lie that is told in the service of truth.

Truth is stranger than fiction, which is why reality TV is so popular.

Truth is so hard to tell, it sometimes needs fiction to make it plausible.

I think that truth is stranger than fiction, and it's nice to know the people you're making a movie about.

For most of us, the thought of traveling to another galaxy probably seems like science fiction. But the truth is, the foundation for humankind's journey beyond Earth's solar system is being laid right now aboard our very own International Space Station.

Many people have observed that truth is stranger than fiction. This has led some intellectuals to conclude that it's stranger than non-fiction as well.

The truth is that every writer, whether it's fiction or nonfiction, is trying to write something truly original and that's what I think I'm doing.

Truth is much stranger than fiction and, often, much more powerful.

I like characters like Ignatius Reilly in 'A Confederacy of Dunces' and Ricky Gervais's character in 'The Office.' They think one thing about themselves, but the truth is as far from that as it can be. So I began to think about how to put that kind of character in a book for kids.

'Fargo' becomes a metaphor for a type of true crime case where truth is stranger than fiction. So, there's no reason that there isn't another 10-hour true crime story that could be told in this region.

The best thing about being a fiction writer is that where the truth is inconvenient, I could veer away.

When I write fiction, I never try to deliver a message; I just want to tell a story. But I admit that I want the story to be memorable and the characters to touch the reader's heart.

There are two kinds of people in this world. Those who want to know the facts, and those who want to make up a nice story to feel better. I wish I was the kind who made up stories.

How serious can a movie about time-traveling robots be? You want it to be cool and fun.

The crime part is the engine that moves the narrative and allows me to write the other things I want to write about.

the best lies to tell are the ones people want to believe

With fiction, it could be about anything. It just has to be good writing, like Maria Semple's "Where'd You Go, Bernadette," which I read recently. I want to forget I have a book in my hand.

Most mainstream male fiction is littered with heroines, and female characters are basically so great, you want to fall in love with them.

I don't care whether I really exist or don't, whether I'm real or fictional. What I want right now is to be the person who decides my own fate.

It's just so much fun to make up characters, situations, and everything else about a story. I have so much freedom and flexibility to do whatever I want.

write what readers want to read, which isn't necessarily what you want to write.