I think that if writers don't speak about real life, it's because they don't know it.
Michel HouellebecqIn the movies, I kill guys with an axe. In real life, I can't control a nine-year-old girl.
Sylvester StalloneYou know, real life doesn't just suddenly resolve itself. You have to keep working at it.
Viggo MortensenThe trouble with writing fiction is that it has to make sense, whereas real life doesn't.
Iain M. BanksI don't get recognised that much yet in London, but when I do I get a real sense of achievement.
Idris Elba