Dystopian Fiction Quotes

• 'Divergent' was my utopian world. I mean, that wasn't the plan. I never even set out to write dystopian fiction, that's just what I had when I was finished. At the beginning, I was just writing about a place I found interesting and a character with a compelling story, and as I began to build the world, I realized that it was my utopia.

  Veronica Roth

  Writing, Character, Mean

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• If you want a vision of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face - forever.

  George Orwell

  Time, Freedom, Future

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• Would we be so enamored with dystopian fiction if we lived in a culture where violent death was a major concern? It wouldn't be escapism.

  Maggie Stiefvater

  Culture, Violent, Escapism

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• Its a heartening fact about the human race that utopian fiction precedes dystopian fiction in the evolution of literature.

  Paul Di Filippo

  Race, Literature, Facts

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• I know these are going to sound like school reading-list suggestions, but if you like dystopian fiction, you should check out some of the originals: Anthem, by Ayn Rand; 1984, by George Orwell; or Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley.

  Sara Shepard

  Reading, School, Brave New World

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• What I find interesting and heartening, though, is that there does seem to be a shift in the subject matter being written about by women that is doing well in the culture. We're seeing more women writing dystopian fiction, more women writing novels set post-apocalyptic settings, subjects and themes that used to be dominated by men.

  Laurie Foos

  Writing, Men, Interesting

  Source: therumpus.net

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