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Lim Oh Kee kills himself in the early hours on the 12th day of December, 1921. His last meal is rice and nothing. — Evan Adam Ang

I'm writing books. They're still a mix of fact and fiction and will continue to be. I think it's an interesting place to work. — James Frey

Could I be jealous of the way he was touching my horse? Yep ... I was. — Carly Kade

A book is a wonderful present. Though it may grow worn, it will never grow old. — Jane Yolen

my boy?
he is even
better than
books.
-fiction has nothing on you. — Amanda Lovelace

Loose lips sink ships. — Erwin Rommel

THE BEST PLACES I HAVE BEEN TO ARE IN BOOKS. — Ebimoboere Boleigha

Sibling relationships figure in a lot of my books. You don't often see relationships between adult siblings explored in fiction. — Dara Horn

Write it down and it will come alive. — Efrat Israeli

I'm attracted to those tragic, brooding boys in the novels, and I should learn to separate reality from fiction. — Jo Raven

A shrink and a patient in a love-hate relationship. Who is REALLY the boss? — Mary Papas

I read nonfiction.
She reared back as if offended. — Anne Osterlund

Good science fiction has its roots in good science. — Dan Brown

Books are more honest than the world. If you want to understand people, listen to what they make up. — Tessa Maurer

READ!READ!READ! Till there are no books left in the world to read! — Erin Hunter

The dusty library air is electric with secrets/ almost palpable in the thick quiet that bounces between/ Cal and those books and me — Stasia Ward Kehoe

Both types of books - fiction and nonfiction - are a search for story. As a writer and a reader, there's nothing I crave more than a good story! — Susan Campbell Bartoletti

The biggest twist in fiction might be a story ending exactly how you thought it would. — Kevin Focke

Non-fiction books have helped me enormously with lots of my books. — Gillian Cross

To be a good writer, become a good listener. — Cynthia Briggs

Basset Hounds never get scared. We're fearless, resolute and know how to season a good lamb chop. — Elias Zapple

She'd felt it before, she felt it now: the pull to fall in with him, to fall into him, to lose her sense of self. — Marie Rutkoski

The best of fiction, as we know, of course, doesn't tell the truth; it tales the truth. — Criss Jami

Every writer dreams about the day they can step into their fiction and wander its hallways. — Shannon L. Alder

As the wind continued to howl and groan through her decaying body, she began to sing her story. — Ken Liu

Make no mistake, Marin ... a Dragon Guardian may not always be the one sitting upon the throne, but he or she is the protector of the entire realm. — Aida Jacobs

As long as I live, I will always remember those wee children standing at the railing on that ship. - John Hanlon, the sailor — Deana J. Driver

Ms Rainn, when was the last time you visited a library for the books and not the free Internet it offers? — S.A. Tawks

No matter how many books I write, I will eventually get to fiction. That is where I'm going. — Neil Young

I liked stories. I liked the way they had the power to make sense of life. — Candi Sary

You Never Have a Second Chance for a First Good Impression — Doris-Maria Heilmann

I believe we do well to fall asleep each night with books. We enter the library of our dreams in good company then. — Robert Stephen Parry

I like books that expose me to people unlike me and books that do battle against caricature or simplification. That, to me, is the heroic in fiction. — Zadie Smith

I primarily read fiction, and I read a good many wonderful books while writing 'The Visibles.' — Sara Shepard

I think a lot of people have an idea of virtual reality from science fiction, books and movies that have been out over the last couple of decades. — Brendan Iribe

Writing is a psychological process. It is the process of taking what is in your mind and sharing it with others. — Gudjon Bergmann

When her mind was discomposed ... a book was the opiate that lulled it to repose. — Ann Radcliffe

Bookworms aren't people who love to read. They are people who treat books as treasures. Anonymous — Bette A. Stevens

While the stories are fiction, the journey is real. — C.J. Peterson

When the imagination takes over, the second hand could be the hour hand to a creator of stories. — S.A. Tawks

I'm always reading several books at the same time, depending on how deeply engrossed in it I am, if it's fiction and if it captures me. — Andie MacDowell

Sometimes surviving is all you can do — Emilee King

There is only one genre in fiction, the genre is called book. — Matt Haig

Fiction is the thing I esteem most in my own work; I feel that, even if it's no good, only I could have written those books. — Edmund White

Literature is a luxury; fiction is a necessity. — G.K. Chesterton

Not that length and weight alone indicate excellence; many epic tales are pretty much epic crap. — Stephen King

I thought about writing the character as male, but then I would be forced to portray him as a woman in a man's body. — Christopher Stocking

She would keep playing the role of the winner as long as the audience believed her. — Mary Papas

I am in control of my own well-being — Shelley Wilson

More wisdom is contained in the best
crime fiction than in philosophy. — Ludwig Wittgenstein

Those who try to juggle wisdom, power and greed, drop one of the balls, every time.
- Zarost — Greg Hamerton

She still thought Sebastian planned to leave her. She had no idea he was contemplating keeping her forever."
Sebastian from Demon Possession — Kiersten Fay

In some ways all of my fiction is like a conversation I'm having with the writers I read when I was first falling in love with books. — Dan Chaon

Would you like me to put you out of your misery, before I put you out of your misery? — Paul Cude

Positive thoughts (expectations) can change perspective, transform behaviors, and attract good fortune. — Donna M. McDine

That night, as the stars sparkled in the sky, Polly dreamed... — Brian Maunder

I read very, very little fiction as a kid. All the books I can remember are junior science books. — Mark Haddon

I was raised on comic books, and I love science fiction. — Mayim Bialik

My strings are being pulled, this time by a different puppet master. — Emilyann Girdner

All of my books are acts of subversion disguised as historical fiction. — Kelly Gardiner

The story was heavy in her hands, the book spread open like legs, the letters very small i spite of describing such a big moment — Natalia Jaster

No matter how strong you are, you cannot hold open the jaws of a great-white shark with your bare hands ... that can do your brain. — Ivan Stoikov

I know you may feel so far that circumstances have directed your path, but right now I want you to know that you do have a choice. — Larry Itejere

In life your rewards come from the gifts you give to others. — Ken Donaldson

Often, when I am able to check out a book, I read it a dozen times before returning it, desperate to remain lost in the magic of someone else's story. — Amy Engel

I'd always had a guilty preference for fiction. Since I seemed now to be living fiction, this proved to have been an entirely reasonable choice. — Robin McKinley

The man she wanted existed only in the romantic novels she was reading. She had met him. But he would never meet her. — Mary Papas

Until then, you can do what everyone else your age does. Listen to music. Watch the television. Just keep your nose away from those books. — Kami Garcia

There's more fiction in my life than in books, so I don't bother with them. — Richard Harris

I do enjoy Gothic fiction or books about zombies if they are well written and I like vampires. — Roddy Doyle

I am made of a thousand ghosts. Only you can shoot me down. — Bella James

Good fiction often gives us characters in extremity, which ironically gives us a clearer mirror in which to see ourselves. — Sarah Van Arsdale

I'm just the librarian. I can only give you the books. I can't give you the answers. — Kami Garcia

The only thing better than a well-read book is a well-read book only read by yourself. — S.A. Tawks

What most people see is a badge, behind and beyond the badge is what they need to know...the person. — Donna Brown

There exists a microscopic breed of brain beetle, commonly known as an 'idea'. An idea desires only one thing: To catch the perfect brain wave. — Leah Broadby

If fiction and fantasy books are escapism, then let an author write them so as to better equip the reader to face reality by the end. — Brett Armstrong

I thought I would write non-fiction. I thought I would enter the New York literary scene as copy editor, work my way up, and then write my own books. — Michael Gruber

I've always felt that good writing does not have to be literary. — Sara Sheridan

Science fiction films are not about science. They are about disaster, which is one of the oldest subjects of art. — Susan Sontag

Some books must be sipped slowly like a strong bourbon. Most books must be devoured more than once because as you age you distill more. — Brandi L. Bates

I like Rhine wine, blue grapes, good cheese, endive and lots of books, etc., etc., etc., as much as I like supreme fiction. — Wallace Stevens

Maybe these dreams of ours just floats away. Here we go again ... changin' face. — Randolph Randy Camp

Pak Karman hugged his wife's gravestone tightly. "You left without saying farewell!" The whole of the graveyard was ablaze with light. — Mohamed Latiff Mohamed

Writing is something you Do and not discuss. Talk is cheap, wishes are free and a fool is included with every purchase. So spend your time wisely. — Jaime Reed

Most people assume I write at night because of the kind of books I write, but I can shut out the light with my mind. — Carla H. Krueger

The pain is real. Flowing as a brook beneath my flesh. I am broken, and yet, I still breathe. — E.M. Benton

Be determined. Be persistent. Be consistent," the muse said. "Then he looked at me and winked. "Never give up, dumb-ass. — Lani Brown

Life had handed me a different set of cards and I was going to have to play my hand either way. — Brittany Hawes

spending life is easier than living life. — Ruchika Rastogi

Truth is stranger than fiction, but it is because Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities; Truth isn't. — Mark Twain

If I were a character in one of my books, I'd be the optimistic one, believing the best and urging others to do the same. — Stacy Hawkins Adams

I think that's just a story."
"But, Jace," she said. "All stories are true. — Cassandra Clare

History will be kind to me for I have written it. Winston Churchill — Ron Mayes

Books are an extension of our imagination — Danny Saunders

My book group has one rule: no books for adults. We read young adult fiction only. — Lev Grossman

Mistasinon stood as the music of life flowed around him, the instrument of his agency muted. — F.D. Lee

Comic books were telling me what life was about. This was how I kind of entered life, through fiction. — Walter Mosley

Meredith immersed herself in the novels. For some reason, fiction hit on the meaning of life so much more concisely than real life itself did. — Elin Hilderbrand

Fiction is art and art is the triumph over chaos ... to celebrate a world that lies spread out around us like a bewildering and stupendous dream. — John Cheever