“stories are better than fiction, so let’s hope for some real-life sequels.”
“Fictional stories were written so that they seemed real, kind of like a well-executed lie. Fiction creates an unreal world that's better than the real one.”
“Fiction can be more real to the reader than reality itself because fiction is the essence of life”
“Life is a great novel, discovering your calling is the far better sequel”
“Oh no, real life is escape. The great terrors, the horrors--we hope--of your life come from reading fiction.”
“People wandered in for books and conversation. They brought their stories to her, some bound, and some known by heart. She recognized some of the stories as real, and some as fiction. But she honored them all, though she didn't buy every one.”