Any fiction writer who assumes that a character is typical no doubt runs the risk of stumbling into cliche and stereotype.

I'm not a science fiction writer, I'm a physicist.

Fiction is nothing but non-fiction couched to conceal the identity of the writer.

Being a fiction writer makes you someone who works with irresponsibility.

Right now I'm really researching for a good non-fiction story... I doubt that I'll ever find a subject like Paul Farmer ever again.

I don't write tracts, I write novels. I'm not a preacher, I'm a fiction writer.