Fictionality Quotes & Sayings

Much in life is simply a matter of perspective. It's not inherently good or
bad, a success or failure; it's how we choose to look at things that makes the difference. — David Niven

I am receiving what I suppose to be the usual number of threatening letters on the subject. Assassination can be no more guarded against than death by lightning; it is best not to worry about either. — James A. Garfield

I care little for titles assigned to men, rather I care about the spirit of men. — Paul Erik Van Schaick

It was something I enjoyed doing and decided to give it a couple years, though I'm not making a lot of money now either! — Sam Cooke

He's a pygmy with only one talent, the ability to convince others he's a giant." Lamont — Isaac Asimov

Once you get that instinct for the fictiveness, the fictionality of fiction, it kind of sets you free. — Salman Rushdie

Racial tensions are rife with pride - the pride of white supremacy, the pride of black power, the pride of intellectual analysis, the pride of anti-intellectual scorn, the pride of loud verbal attack, and the pride of despising silence, the pride that feels secure, and the pride that masks fear. Where pride holds sway, there is no hope for the kind of listening and patience and understanding and openness to correction that relationships require. — John Piper

That's it?" Joshua asked, as he hopped off his post and winced upon landing. "Why did we set up twenty posts if we were only going to use three?" "Why were you thinking of twenty when you can only stand on one?" answered Three. "I have to pee," I said. "Exactly," said the monk. So there you have it: Buddhism. Each — Christopher Moore

We live in a series of moments and seasons and sense memories, strung end to end to form a sort of story. — Jeff Zentner

When people suffer, their relationships usually suffer as well. Period. And we all suffer because, as the Buddha says, that's the nature of being human and wanting stuff we don't always get. — Mary Karr

My report card always said, 'Jim finishes first and then disrupts the other students'. — Jim Carrey

My identity is always at the forefront, and I also think that every article that is written about me refers to me as an Israeli architect. — Moshe Safdie

Let not your heart be sad, and do not let trouble take possession of you - for you have attained unto that which will be of eternal and everlasting benefit to you throughout eternity! You have understood the Truth of God and have turned unto His Holy Covenant - severing yourself from all save His love. — Violette Nakhjavani

She was a woman who, between courses, could be graceful with her elbows on the table. — Henry James