The Nature And Aim Of Fiction Quotes & Sayings

And what is 'art'? - a firestorm rushing through Time, arising from no visible source and conforming to no principles of logic or causality. — Joyce Carol Oates

Smiley himself was one of those solitaires who seem to have come into the world fully educated at the age of eighteen. Obscurity was his nature, as well as his profession. The byways of espionage are not populated by the brash and colourful adventurers of fiction. A man who, like Smiley, has lived and worked for years among his country's enemies learns only one prayer: that he may never, never be noticed. Assimilation is his highest aim, he learns to love the crowds who pass him in the street without a glance; he clings to them for his anonimity and his safety. His fear makes him servile - he could embrace the shoppers who jostle him in their impatience, and force him from the pavement. He could adore the officials, the police, the bus conductors, for the terse indifference of their attitudes. (ch. 9) — John Le Carre

I've always been a big fantasy nerd. — Kristyn Van Cleave

Grove's Law: All large organizations with a common business purpose end up in a hybrid organizational form. — Andrew S. Grove

The meaning of fiction is not abstract meaning but experienced meaning. — Flannery O'Connor

By looking to the Source, to the Creator of nature, we can remember how to navigate life organically, with less struggle, and less suffering. — Jeffrey R. Anderson

Whatever happens in life is fine - just trust in that. — Orlando Bloom

If you thought that science was certain - well, that is just an error on your part. — Richard Feynman

I used to love reading when I was little, and then it became difficult and I didn't understand why. I thought, what a bummer, my passion all drained out of me. So when I found out I had dyslexia, it was like, oh, that's what it was. — Jewel

If there is a war to be fought, we don't consider cost one of the factors in deciding whether or not to fight. — Philip Pullman