It's a tough job trying to separate fact from fiction. I don't think any of us entirely succeeds.

All the great novelists were realists in the deepest sense of the word and that is why they were able to write great fiction.

Life is just another form of fiction. We make it up as we go along.

What we call "life" is just another form of fiction. We make it up as we go along.

A novel is no place to look for happiness.

History for the most part is just bad fiction.

Novelists are basically inviting their readers to play a game of pretend. That's what fiction is: a game of pretend.

All the great novels are about obsession and people who are obsessed.

A story has to break your heart or it's not worth telling.