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We want a world with both historians and novelists, don't we? Not with one or the other. Every fiction writer crosses the line that divides artistry and documentation - or erases it.

~Alan Cheuse

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As a science fiction writer, it's hard to think of a more stirring theme than the origin and ultimate destiny of life in the universe.

~Alastair Reynolds

Topics: Destiny Fiction Fiction Writer Hard Life More Origin Science Science Fiction Stirring Than Theme Think Ultimate Universe Writer

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When I'm identified as a fiction writer at parties, the question comes pretty quickly. 'Did you go to school for it?' someone asks. 'Yes,' I say. 'Where?' they ask, because I don't usually offer it. 'I went to the Iowa Writers' Workshop,' I say.

~Alexander Chee

Topics: Ask Because Did Fiction Fiction Writer Go Identified Iowa Offer Parties Pretty Question Quickly Say School Someone Where Workshop Writer Writers Yes You

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I quickly learned that as a fiction writer, you need the sort of details a historian or a biographer would find extraneous or useful to provide context via a footnote.

~Alexander Chee

Topics: Context Details Fiction Fiction Writer Find Historian Learned Need Provide Quickly Sort Useful Via Would Writer You

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Any fiction writer who assumes that a character is typical no doubt runs the risk of stumbling into cliche and stereotype.

~Alice Mcdermott

Topics: Any Assumes Character Cliche Doubt Fiction Fiction Writer No Doubt Risk Runs Stereotype Stumbling Typical Who Writer

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Part of being a fiction writer is being able to imagine how someone else is thinking and feeling. I think I've always been good at that.

~Andrew Clements

Topics: Able Always Been Being Else Feeling Fiction Fiction Writer Good How Imagine Part Someone Think Thinking Writer I Think

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What a writer can do, what a fiction writer or a poet or an essay writer can do is re-engage people with their own humanity.

~Barbara Kingsolver

Topics: Essay Fiction Fiction Writer Humanity Own People Poet Writer

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I wanted nothing less than to be a fiction writer when I was a kid. If you had told me I would be an artist or novelist when I grew up, I would have laughed in your face.

~Caleb Carr

Topics: Artist Face Fiction Fiction Writer Grew Had Kid Laughed Less Me Nothing Novelist Than Up Wanted Would Writer You Your

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A non-fiction writer pretty much has the shape of the figure in front of him or her and goes about refining it. A work of non-fiction is not as difficult to write as a work of fiction, but it's not as satisfying in the end.

~Chaim Potok

Topics: About Difficult End Fiction Fiction Writer Figure Front Goes Her Him In The End Much Non-Fiction Pretty Satisfying Shape Work Write Writer

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I don't believe a poet has a better hold on truth or morality than a fiction writer has. And I don't think a fiction writer has anything over a journalist. It's all about the good word, properly inserted.

~Colum Mccann

Topics: About Anything Believe Better Fiction Fiction Writer Good Hold Journalist Morality Over Poet Properly Than Think Truth Word Writer

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