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Fictive Quotes

The fictive and the real

These quotes treat America itself as something partly fictive, a construct that dominates the world much like ideas explored under America.

I grew up with that completely fictive idea of motherhood, where the mother never strayed from the kitchen. All the women in my books are very afraid that if they do anything with their minds they won't be complete women....

Quotes by A. S. Byatt

For myself, I haven't been content to carry on producing books that merely strain against the conventions - as I've grown older, and realised that there aren't that many books left for me to write, so I've become determined that...

Quotes by Will Self

Above all, in comedy, and again and again since classical times, passages can be found in which the level of representation is interrupted by references to the spectators or to the fictive nature of the play.

Quotes by Paul Watzlawick

When writers stop to sharpen pencils or get up and make coffee to procrastinate, they still stay in their heads with their characters. But when you zip over to read email or check your Facebook page, you get zapped out...

Quotes by M. J. Rose

Ale Quotes

What you have to do is enter the fiction of America, enter America as fiction. It is, indeed, on this fictive basis that it dominates the world.

Quotes by Jean Baudrillard

Aside from that reservation, a fictive tale even has the advantage of manifesting symbolic necessity more purely to the extent that we may believe its conception arbitrary.

Quotes by Jacques Lacan

Anyone who wants simple, pat stories should buy another author's product. The real universe ain't that way, and neither are my fictive ones.

Quotes by David Brin

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 'fictive' mean in the context of these quotes?
It refers to the fictional or constructed nature of ideas, stories, and even national identity.
Is America described as fictive in any quote?
Yes, one argues entering the fiction of America is how it comes to dominate the world, tying into America as an idea.
Do any quotes describe writers staying inside their fiction?
Yes, one notes writers remain mentally with their characters even while procrastinating over Coffee or email.
Is there a quote about fictive tales and symbolism?
Yes, one argues a fictive tale can reveal symbolic necessity more purely because its structure feels arbitrary.
Does any quote reflect on a writing career winding down?
Yes, one reflects on realizing fewer books remain to write as they've grown older.

Others describe how writers stay inside their characters' heads even while procrastinating over Coffee, and how a fictive tale can reveal symbolic truth.