“Fiction is a way of exploring possibilities present but undreamt of in the living of a single life.” WayFictionPossibilityExploringSingle Life Book:Selected Stories Source: Selected Stories
“Horror is one of the few genres - romance and comedy are the other two that come to mind - that's all emotion-driven. It's not a rational genre, like science fiction is. It's irrational by nature. And it is capable of exploring all aspects of human experience.” MindHumansTwoRomanceEmotionFictionComedyHorrorCapableAspectScience FictionDrivenRationalGenreIrrationalExploringHuman Experience Author:Stephen R. Bissette
“What I'm doing is exploring things. This is why I'm a fiction writer rather than an essayist or a politician or whatever. I just gather material and find a scenario, and see where it takes me. I don't have a plan.” FictionPlansMaterialsPoliticianTake MeExploringScenariosFiction WritersEssayists Author:T.C. Boyle
“I love really exploring... you know, a cop drama for example is a great way to explore class in this country and explore, you know, really, identity in the country and who we are in a way that is extremely exciting, but it's also real, you know, it's also real people and real drama. The same with the military. I mean, a good science fiction story is also great.” PeopleKnowsWayMeanRealCountryStoriesFictionClassMilitaryExampleIdentityDramaExcitingScience FictionWho We AreCopExploringReal YouGood ScienceFiction Stories Author:Ethan Hawke
“In fact, people seem to be tired of fiction now. There are so many other ways of exploring humanity - by ethnology, psychoanalysis, and so on. It's a little boring to make up stories. So many people think that it's better to be very close to reality and to recount one's life as it is rather than to fictionalize, as they say, that is to transpose, and therefore to cheat.” PeopleThinkingWayLittlesFactsStoriesRealitySeemsHumanityFictionTiredBoringCheatExploringPsychoanalysis Author:Simone de Beauvoir