“My platitudes don’t hold their interest and I can hardly blame them for that. My real stories are all out of date. So what if I can speak firsthand about the Spanish Flu, the advent of the automobile, world wars, cold wars, guerilla wars, and Sputnik – that’s all ancient history now. But what else do I have to offer? Nothing happens to me anymore. That’s the reality of getting old, and I guess that’s really the crux of the matter. I’m not ready to be old yet.”
– Sara Gruen, “Water for Elephants”

“We tangled about history, and there is no fair fight to be waged about the past.”
– Tayari Jones, “An American Marriage”

“But we’re talking about my real life here. Not a book.”
“Same principles apply,” Malcom said. “That’s why fiction resonates with people. It speaks to universal truths.”
– Lyssa Kay Adams, “the Bromance Book Club”