“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
“The reason that truth is stranger than fiction is that fiction has to have a rational thread running through it in order to be believable, whereas reality may be totally irrational.” MayReasonRealityTruthRunningLyingOrderReadingAbilityFictionHonestyTruth IsAngerStrangerRationalThreadIrrationalBelievableStranger Than Fiction Book:Clearing the ground Source: Clearing the ground
“... into the novel goes such taste as I have for rational behaviour and social portraiture. The short story, as I see it to be, allows for what is crazy about humanity: obstinacies, inordinate heroisms, "immortal longings.” StoriesHumanitySocialFictionNovelCrazyTasteLongingRationalImmortalShort StoryHeroismBehaviourObstinacyPortraiture Book:Stories Source: Stories