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Comedian, Actor

“Next time you see someone sleeping, make believe you're in a science fiction movie. And whisper, 'The creature is regenerating itself.'”

Believe Sleep Fiction

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Nicolas Cage

Actor, Producer

“Science fiction is a way that I can go into the abstract, go into the imagination, and audiences are still willing to go along for the ride.”

Way Imagination Fiction

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George R. R. Martin

Novelist, Screenwriter

“All fiction has to have a certain amount of truth in it to be powerful.”

Powerful Fiction

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Mario Vargas Llosa

Novelist, Essayist

“writing fiction is the best thing there is because absolutely everything is possible!”

Writing Fiction

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Marie Lu

Author

“Fantasy and science fiction are where my brain lives.”

Brain Fiction Fantasy

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Nicolas Cage

Actor, Producer

“'Knowing' is one of those movies where you're going to get the spectacle, and you're going to have the entertainment in the grand science fiction tradition. But also, it will perhaps stimulate some discussion to help you sort out on your own where you might choose to go in terms of your own needs. Now, I say that without preaching.”

Needs Knowing Fiction

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George Herbert

Poet

“Who says that fictions only and false hair Become a verse? Is there in truth no beauty? Is all good structure in a winding stair?”

Hair Fiction Structure

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George R. R. Martin

Novelist, Screenwriter

“Yes - 90% of fantasy is crap. And so is 90% of science fiction and 90% of mystery fiction and 90% of literary fiction.”

Fiction Mystery Fantasy

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George R. R. Martin

Novelist, Screenwriter

“As much as I love historical fiction, my problem with historical fiction is that you always know what's going to happen.”

Problem Fiction Historical

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George R. R. Martin

Novelist, Screenwriter

“I've said in many interviews that I like my fiction to be unpredictable. I like there to be considerable suspense.”

Fiction Interviews Suspense

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Gore Vidal

Writer, Essayist, Playwright

“By and large, serious fiction was the work of victims who portrayed victims for an audience of victims who, it was oddly assumed, would want to see their lives realistically portrayed.”

Want Fiction Serious

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Henry David Thoreau

Writer, Philosopher

“The next time the novelist rings the bell I will not stir though the meeting-house burn down.”

House Fiction Novelists

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