Books Quote by A. N. Wilson

I was really influenced by Joan Didion and Pauline Kael; they were both at the height of their influence when I was coming into…

— Caitlin Flanagan

There are many writers who have influenced me and who I enjoy reading, but Lucille Clifton and Gwendolyn Brooks are at the top of…

— Renee Watson

Philip Roth has been a huge influence on me. The early books I read in my teens and twenties.

— Nathan Englander

My life has been greatly influenced by many books which I have never read.

— Ashleigh Brilliant

The author with the greatest influence on me is my friend Stephen Harrigan, who critiques everything I write before I even bother to show…

— Elizabeth Crook

I love writers all across the board, but one who influenced me very directly at the beginning was Mary Renault.

— Tanith Lee

I learned to be a regional writer by reading people like Flannery O'Connor. She was a huge influence.

— David Almond

I've been as bad an influence on American literature as anyone I can think of.

— Dashiell Hammett

I'm a writer who likes to be influenced.

— Kenneth Koch

Probably every book I read influenced me in some small way. Authors like Jan Westcott, Kathleen Winsor, Catherine Cookson, Georgette Heyer, and even Barbara…

— Virginia Henley

The one author who has influenced my writing the most is the English writer John Fowles, who wrote 'The French Lieutenant's Woman,' 'The Magus,'…

— Elizabeth George

I read very widely, both non-fiction and fiction, so I don't think there's a single writer who influences me.

— Peter Benchley