“Southern Appalachians have been ridiculed since the country began. In fiction, they're usually depicted in a cartoonish manner. The region is poor, and very suspicious of outsiders, so there's a sort of 'us versus them' situation. They're easy to poke fun at.” Has BeensCountryFunEasyPoorFictionSituationRegionsSouthernOutsidersVersusSuspiciousPoke Author:Barbara Kingsolver
“As a lawyer, as a private citizen, you see a lot of injustice. You see a lot of people who should have been punished and are not, and people who were punished wrongfully are not vindicated. Fiction is sort of a way to set the record straight, and let people at least believe that justice can be achieved and the right outcomes can occur.” PeopleWayShouldBelieveHas BeensJusticeFictionRecordsCitizensShould HaveInjusticeLawyerOutcomesShould Have BeenVindicated Author:David Baldacci
“My point has always been that, ever since the Industrial Revolution, science fiction has been the most important genre there is.” Has BeensImportantFictionRevolutionScience FictionGenreIndustrial Revolution Author:Iain Banks