“[Among the books he chooses, a statesman] ought to read interesting books on history and government, and books of science and philosophy; and really good books on these subjects are as enthralling as any fiction ever written in prose or verse.” BookPhilosophyGovernmentScienceInterestingFictionHistoryWrittenSubjectsOughtAccountsProseVersesGood BookStatesmenScience And PhilosophyInteresting Book Book:Bully! Source: Bully!
“The aim of science is to discover and illuminate truth. And that, I take it, is the aim of literature, whether biography or history or fiction. It seems to me, then, that there can be no separate literature of science.” SeemsScienceLiteratureFictionAccountsAimBiographiesSilent Spring Author:Rachel Carson
“Those who brush off the Biblical accounts as "ancient fiction" and "legends" only reveal their ignorance of these archaeological discoveries.” FictionIgnoranceDiscoveryAccountsAncientLegendsBiblicalBrushesArchaeology Author:Charlie Campbell
“Visa for Avalon is a testament to the power of fiction. It illuminates the truth at the heart of what is commonly called reality. This account of lives transformed and ruined by the triumph of a totalitarian rule is a timely reminder of how moral and intellectual laziness and apathy can pave the road to the reign of terror brought on by such a system.” HeartRealityFictionMoralIntellectualAccountsTerrorTriumphApathyTransformedLazinessReignTestamentRuinedRemindersVisaTimelyAvalonReign Of TerrorIntellectual Laziness Author:Azar Nafisi
“Perhaps the rediscovery of our humanity, and the potential of the human spirit which we have read about in legends of older civilizations, or in accounts of solitary mystics, or in tales of science fiction writers - perhaps this will constitute the true revolution of the future. The new frontier lies not beyond the planets but within each one of us.” HumansSpiritLyingHumanityFictionPlanetsRevolutionCivilizationAccountsScience FictionTalesLegendsSolitaryHuman SpiritFrontiersFiction WritersNew FrontiersRediscovery Author:Pierre Trudeau
“Fiction must compete with first-rate reporting. If you cannot write a story that is equal to a factual account of battle in the streets or demonstrations, then you can't write a story.” IfsWritingFirstsStoriesFictionStreetsBattleEqualAccountsRateDemonstrationFactual Author:John Cheever
“Fiction and poetry are the only way one can stop time and give an account of an experience and nail it down so that it lasts for ever.” WayGivingLastsFictionAccountsNailsStop Time Author:Rebecca West
“Read Mann's notes, which contain precise accounts of cholera and its symptoms, and observe how careful he is throughout his fiction in getting medical details straight - then you might begin to wonder whether cholera is the only candidate for the cause of Aschenbach's death. What results from this, I think, is a deeper appreciation of Mann's brilliance in keeping so many possibilities in play. The ambiguity is even more artful than people have realized.” PeopleThinkingPlayMightCausesResultsFictionWonderPossibilityAccountsNotesDetailsCarefulAppreciationDeeperMedicalCandidatesPreciseSymptomsAmbiguityBrillianceCholera Author:Philip Kitcher
“[Jack] Kerouac was writing fiction. What he did when he wrote about me...he made me out with Russian Countesses and Swiss accounts and other things I didn't have or didn't happen and so on.” WritingMadeHappensFictionAccountsWriting FictionSwiss Author:William S. Burroughs
“I guess it must be a time-of-life thing, looking back and trying to make some sense of who I am and where I've been. It's a weird thing, having to give an account of yourself, to try to make sense of yourself for yourself. I'm not that old, but I have been writing fiction professionally for a long time now. I started so young and went so hard for so long. And I guess it was about feeling I had the space to look over my shoulder.” GivingWritingTryingLooksLongHas BeensHardFeelingsYoungSpaceFictionLong TimeAccountsShouldersWho I AmMake SenseLooking BackWeird ThingsWriting Fiction Author:Tim Winton