If life's lessons could be reduced to single sentences, there would be no need for fiction.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Fiction is sort of a way to set the record straight, and let people at least believe that justice can be achieved and the right outcomes can occur.
There's a reason why every human society has fiction. It teaches us how to be 'good', to behave in a way that is for the benefit of the whole community.
That's one thing about fiction: you can make the world be the way you think it should be.
Fiction gives us the second chances that life denies us.
I just want fiction to remain a vital force for entertainment and not just for contemplation. Both things can exist.
There are some subjects that can only be tackled in fiction.
I'm a believer in using whatever works for fiction, but mostly, that's not life.
There is no longer any such thing as fiction or nonfiction; there's only narrative.
Fiction should be an ethically safe space, free of fancy ideas. It should be dedicated modestly to relationships or escapism or the needs of luscious voyeurs.
Life is a means of extracting fiction.