Famous quotes containing the words fiction and/or authors:
“... fiction never exceeds the reach of the writer’s courage.”
—Dorothy Allison (b. 1949)
“In the present age, alas! our pens are ravished by unlettered authors and unmannered critics, that make a havoc rather than a building, a wilderness rather than a garden. But, alack! what boots it to drop tears upon the preterit?”
—Aubrey Beardsley (1872–1898)