Imaginative fiction Quotes

“To think that realistic fiction is by definition superior to imaginative fiction is to think imitation is superior to invention.”

“To think that realistic fiction is by definition superior to imaginative fiction is to think imitation is superior to invention.”

“Income tax returns are the most imaginative fiction being written today.”

“The use of imaginative fiction is to deepen your understanding of your world, and your fellow men, and your own feelings, and your destiny.”

“Agency in fiction has to exist in the context of the worldview. Otherwise agency is not just meaningless or unconvincing, it is often laughable. Unfortunately, agency is often thoughtlessly given to characters who would not have it in reality. p.189”

“Critics and academics have been trying for forty years to bury the greatest work of imaginative fiction in English. They ignore it, they condescend to it, they stand in large groups with their backs to it - because they're afraid of it. They're afraid of dragons. They have Smaugophobia. "Oh those awful Orcs," they bleat, flocking after Edmund Wilson. They know if they acknowledge Tolkien they'll have to admit that fantasy can be literature, and that therefore they'll have to redefine what literature is. And they're too damned lazy to do it.”

“Think about how backstory fits the tale you're trying to tell... p.195”

“...your antagonist is a hero in their own mind... p.192”