“I think in our time, you know, so much of the information we get is pre-polarized. Fiction has a way of reminding us that we actually are very similar in our emotions and our neurology and our desires and our fears, so I think it's a nice way to neutralize that polarization.” ThinkingKnowsWayDesireEmotionFictionNiceInformationOur TimeRemindingNeurologyPolarization Author:George Saunders
“A good writer should be able to write comedic work that made you laugh, and scary stuff that made you scared, and fantasy or science fiction that imbued you with a sense of wonder, and mainstream journalism that gave you clear and concise information in a way that you wanted it.” WayShouldWritingMadeAbleWantedStuffFictionWonderFantasyLaughingClearInformationScience FictionScaredScaryJournalismMainstreamGood WritersComedicSense Of WonderConciseScary Stuff Author:Neil Gaiman
“Fiction stretches our sensibilities and our understanding, as mere information never can.” LiteratureUnderstandingFictionInformationMereSensibility Author:Fay Weldon
“The key of writing fiction isn't just to remove something that the reader or listener can easily imagine. It's not a matter of being coy, or withholding information. It's allowing for multiple possibilities, recognizing the complexity of human behavior, and making the world of a piece of fiction as marvelously confounding as the world we live in.” WorldWritingHumansMatterFictionPiecesImagineInformationPossibilityKeysReaderBehaviorComplexityRemoveAllowingMultipleListenersHuman BehaviorRecognizingWriting FictionWithholdingConfoundingComplexity Of HumanWithholding Information Author:Peter Turchi
“When I was a child, science fiction was the first source I've found for information. Science fiction was a very very low cultural stream in those days. It was completly below the radar and no one bothered to censurate it.” FirstsChildrenFoundFictionInformationSourceLowsScience FictionStreamsBotheredRadarInformation Science Author:William Gibson
“People read fiction for emotion-not information” PeopleEmotionFictionInformation Author:Sinclair Lewis
“I'd be surprised if non-fiction writers hate to be interviewed. We all hate them, because there's really nothing to say except "Read the book." Right? At least with non-fiction, you can kind of convey some information, and people can decide for themselves whether they want more of that kind of information. But with a novel, what am I going to do?” PeopleIfsWantKindBookHateFictionNovelInformationNon FictionFiction Writers Author:Jonathan Franzen
“I think that when people read fiction, they're really reading for wisdom. I am. That's what most of us really love. If we read a novel that rocks our world, it's because there's something in it that we didn't know already. Not just information but really wisdom - sort of what to do with our information. And wisdom comes from experience.” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsWorldReadingFictionNovelRocksInformationOur World Author:Barbara Kingsolver
“After writing fiction for so long, I like the discovery element of nonfiction, in the sense that when you find the right information, it feels like gold.” FeelsWritingLongFictionInformationElementsDiscoveryGoldNonfictionWriting Fiction Author:Edwidge Danticat
“Science fiction fans are the smartest fans in television. They just are. They're just so smart, and they know so much detail and information. They're a part of the story and they inform your character, as well. We all listen to the fans, and we love their feedback and the attention they give us.” KnowsGivingWellsCharacterStoriesAttentionFictionFansInformationTelevisionSmartScience FictionDetailsFeedback Author:Azita Ghanizada
“I tried to get the word out to people who are information hubs in their communities, because they could propagate the call quickly. One challenge is that breaking science fiction means, well, breaking science fiction. Many communities of colour have a different approach to narratives of science.” PeopleWellsMeanDifferentCommunityChallengesFictionInformationApproachScience FictionNarrativeColourHubDifferent Approach Author:Nalo Hopkinson
“Much historical fiction that centers on real people has always been deficient in information, lacking in craft and empty in affect.” PeopleRealFictionInformationEmptyHistoricalCraftsHistorical FictionLacking Author:Hilary Mantel