Fiction Quotes

They again kissed each other and fell asleep. The patch of light on the ceiling now seemed to be assuming the shape of a terrified eye, that stared wildly and fixedly upon the pale, slumbering couple who reeked with crime beneath their very sheets, and dreamt they could see a rain of blood falling in big drops, which turned into golden coins as they plashed upon the floor.

~ Émile Zola

Now, then, that is the tale. Some of it is true.

~ Mark Twain

Listen to me you piece of shit, if you ever give the press information about me, my parents or even breathe a word about me to anyone ever again, I swear to god I will make it my mission to make your life a living hell. And, believe me I’ll do it with a smile on my face the whole time. You’re a worthless excuse for a Detective and everyone here knows it. You’ve screwed your way to the top and backstabbed Gena to get into your Captain’s good books. Well look around you honey, you’re a real star. No one stopped Gena or me taking you on. I’ve currently got you in a hold, where I could snap your neck if I wanted to, and not one person is stepping forward to help you. Yeah, you’ve really made it.” - Stephanie Carovella to Sandra Barton

~ Nina D'angelo

Identity politics divides us; fiction connects. One is interested in sweeping generalizations, the other in nuances. One draws boundaries, the other recognizes no frontiers. Identity politics is made of solid bricks; fiction is flowing water.

~ Elif Shafak

From Olsen's Nation: Through the power of our diplomacy, a world that was once divided about how to deal with Iran’s nuclear program now stands as one. Standing as one, the world now sincerely regrets Iran’s nuclear program. — President Bodvar Olsen, fifth State of the Union address

~ Randy Quarles

This is not one of your fictions where people bleed ink.

~ Terence Paul Winter

Sick is a relative concept. We’re all sick. The question is, what degree of functionality do we have with respect to the rules society sets for desirable behavior? No actions are in themselves symptoms of sickness. You have to look at the context within which these actions are performed.

~ Jo Nesbø

While I stood on the front porch, watching him climb into his vehicle, I breathed in the humid air. I looked at the cloudless sky, and the blue vastness of it made me think about the endless opportunities that lay ahead for me. Life, I knew, was going to be different now… better. I was going to live for today and for the future. Dear past… thank you for the lessons. Dear future… I am ready.

~ Debra Kay

The simplicity of youth is mesmerizing to me. Maybe because I didn't know it long enough.London DrakeThey All fall down

~ Nick Moccia

Reading yourself as a fiction as well as a fact is the only way to keep the narrative open - the only way to stop the story from running away under its own momentum, often towards an ending no one wants.

~ Jeanette Winterson

Is this how humanity waves good-bye?Hell no.

~ Rick Yancey

To be inspired is great, but to inspire is an honor.

~ Stacey T. Hunt

I brought Sammy inside and put him to bed. Said his prayer with him. “‘Now I lay me down to sleep…’” To me, just random noise. Gibberish. I wasn’t sure exactly what it was, but I felt that, when it came to God, there was a broken promise in there somewhere.

~ Rick Yancey

One moment of true happiness was worth all the moments of pain. (Jessica)

~ Shannon A. Thompson

Muhammad introduced the concept of such Glorious and Omnipotent God in Whose eyes all worldly systems are pieces of straw. Islamic equality of mankind is no fiction as it is in Christianity. No human mind has ever thought of such total freedom as established by Muhammad.

~ Mawde Royden

Dying is not a solution.. I want to live with You..!

~ K. Hari Kumar

He(Prophet Muhammad) was Caesar and Pope in one; but he was Pope without Pope's pretensions, Caesar without the legions of Caesar: without a standing army, without a bodyguard, without a palace, without a fixed revenue; if ever any man had the right to say that he ruled by the right divine, it was Muhammad, for he had all the power without its instruments and without its supports.

~ B. Smith

I just want to domething that matters. Or be something that matters. I just want to matter.

~ John Green

Fate was a reality, but it wasn’t a beautiful or angelic thing. It was a heart-wrenching nightmare. And we’d fallen blindly into it. We had no escape. It was happening, and it was up to me to guarantee our survival of it. (Eric)

~ Shannon A. Thompson

I wasn’t sure what was worse: being oblivious or living within reality. (Eric)

~ Shannon A. Thompson

Don’t trust anybody else—no matter how close you are to them.” (Eric)

~ Shannon A. Thompson

I wanted to protect her, and, if I couldn’t do that, I’d at least be there for her. (Eric)

~ Shannon A. Thompson

Grayson: Fiction is just a lie anyway.Brianna: But it's not - it's a different kind of truth - it would be your truth at the time of the writing, wouldn't it?

~ Nora Roberts

My insanity begged for a distraction. (Eric)

~ Shannon A. Thompson

Fiction should always steer clear of political considerations.

~ Paul Bowles

I wasn’t in the mood for a fight, but fights weren’t always conveniently scheduled. (Jessica)

~ Shannon A. Thompson

Everything seemed so unreal—so supernatural—and I had to remind myself that is was. We weren’t human. We never were. (Jessica)

~ Shannon A. Thompson

I’d prefer you accuse my son, so he can defend his innocence rather than prolong unnecessary guilt. (Spoken by Bracke, told by Eric)

~ Shannon A. Thompson

Identity was everything, but it seemed I never had one. (Jessica)

~ Shannon A. Thompson

Just because I wasn’t human, didn’t mean I could discount human life. (Eric)

~ Shannon A. Thompson

Though in this genre we write about the fantastic, the stories work best when there is solid grounding in our world. Magic works best for me when it aligns with scientific principles. Worldbuilding works best when it draws from sources in our world. Characters work best when they’re grounded in solid human emotion and experience.

~ Brandon Sanderson

Shadows could be anywhere in blackness. (Eric)

~ Shannon A. Thompson

Her kiss could kill us, and my consent signed our death certificates, selfishly and without control. (Eric)

~ Shannon A. Thompson

I wanted to survive—not for my kind, but for trust, for friendship, for another being. (Eric)

~ Shannon A. Thompson

I didn’t even have a name for her, shade or human, but I didn’t need one to know her. (Eric)

~ Shannon A. Thompson

...it’s my job to lead you to success, and, if you fail, it’s because I failed, not you.’” (Spoken by Bracke, told by Eric)

~ Shannon A. Thompson

I promise to tell you everything you want, but first I want something from you in return. What do you want? Olivia asked. I want a kiss, William said. You and I, we're making a deal of sorts...a bargain that we will keep each other's secrets...

~ Evette Davis

Anyone could be anybody. (Eric)

~ Shannon A. Thompson

Neither of us asked to be born descendants, yet I’d be rewarded with his death, and we couldn’t prevent that. No one could. (Eric)

~ Shannon A. Thompson

As a fiction writer I am not always sure where reality ends and non reality begins, when sane thoughts become less than sane, or what is imagination versus undiscovered truth, but ultimately, it is my job to make you as unsure as I am.

~ Kathryn Mattingly