3,834 Quotes About Fiction

— Иногда мне кажется, что все это слишком хорошо, чтобы быть правдой, особенно с тех пор как я встретил тебя. Словно я в любой момент могу проснуться — и все исчезнет.— Не все ли равно?

Other than along certain emotional tangents there was little in the book that felt as if it had actually been lived. It was a fiction produced by someone who knew only fictions, The Tempest as written by isolate Miranda, raised on the romances in her father's library.

Writing is a lot easier if you don't care about reality.

There are occasions when a moralising novelist can merely wring his hands and leave matters to take their course.

Everything is inspiration. If you look at the world as the incredible place it is, then each moment is a feast.

The world you are in –Is the true hell.The journey to Truth itselfIs what quickens the heart to become lighter.The lighter the heart, the purer it is.The purer the heart, the closer to light it becomes.And the heavier the heart,The more chained to this hellIt will remain.

Much later that night, I thought the door opened and a man came into the bedroom. He was leaning on a stick. He didn't say anything but he stood there, looking sadly at Andreas and me, and as a shaft of moonlight came slanting in through the window, I recognized Atticus Pünd. I was asleep, of course, and dreaming, but I remember wondering how he had managed to enter my world before the thought occurred to me that maybe it was I who had entered his.

At least the presence of Harry, her tabby cat, purring softly and weaving in and out of her legs was better than no company at all.

Can I get two coffees?’ Joanna cringed. That cashier ought to tell her straight that she may have two coffees, but she certainly can’t get them because customers aren’t allowed behind the counter!