“The only difference between reality and fiction is that fiction needs to be credible.”

“Truth is stranger than fiction, but it is because Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities; Truth isn't.”

“The test of any good fiction is that you should care something for the characters; the good to succeed, the bad to fail. The trouble with most fiction is that you want them all to land in hell together, as quickly as possible.”

“I have replaced his tin life with a silver-gilt fiction”

“The only difference between a tax man and a taxidermist is that the taxidermist leaves the skin.”

“One of the most striking differences between a cat and a lie is that a cat has only nine lives.”

“The difference between a Miracle and a Fact is exactly the difference between a mermaid and a seal.”