Famous quotes containing the words fiction and/or speculation:
“My mother ... believed fiction gave one an unrealistic view of the world. Once she caught me reading a novel and chastised me: “Never let me catch you doing that again, remember what happened to Emma Bovary.””
—Angela Carter (1940–1992)
“When speculation has done its worst, two and two still make four.”
—Samuel Johnson (1709–1784)