Literature Quotes

"Metafiction is the written equivalent of using a mirror to reflect another mirror."

"Fiction is about what it is to be alive, to have consciousness."

"The purpose of fiction is to show us how to live."

"Narrative is the way humans make sense of their existence."

"Fiction allows us to imagine lives other than our own, which is essential to empathy."

"A writer must be willing to tell the truth about human nature, no matter how unflattering."

"The best books are treasuries of good words."

"Every life contains a novel waiting to be written."

"What really knocks me out is a book that, when you're all done reading it, you wish the author that wrote it was a terrific friend of yours."

"If a book really moves you, call the author up."

"Literature allows us to live a thousand lives."

"Literature is the conversation between souls across time."

"Books are the quietest and most constant of friends."

"Reading is an act of resistance against the world's tendency toward meaninglessness."

"Moral certainty is the enemy of literature."

"The role of fiction is to illuminate human complexity."

"The writer is a kind of spy in the house of humanity."

"The role of literature is to expand our sense of the possible."

"The writer must be willing to betray everyone, including himself."

"The writer has to capture something true about the human condition, or he's merely entertaining."

"To be a writer is to be a warrior against stupidity and falseness."

"Literature is the only place where we can fully know another human being."

"Nowhere does Vonnegut use profanity more effectively than in his most famous novel."

"I think you guys are crazy to call me a science fiction writer. I write about people."

"Nowhere was the beginning of this novel."

"Listen carefully: Bill Pilgrim has come unstuck in time."

"Writing gives you a chance to live a lot of different lives."

"You don't have to act crazy to be a writer. You just have to be able to look like you might."

"The function of a writer is that of a revolutionary."

"I write because I feel like I have something to say."