Eight years ago, I was drawn into Keats's world by Andrew Motion's biography. Soon I was reading back and forth between Keats's… — Jane Campion Copy Share Image
I am trying to make clear through my writing something which I believe: that biography- history in general- can be literature in… — Robert Caro Copy Share Image
Like when you pick up a book and you don't realize what type of text it is - it could be an… — Sergio Chejfec Copy Share Image
I don't give you editorial control. I want to meet you. I want to interview everybody who's ever known you. I want… — Kitty Kelley Copy Share Image
As a child, I read science fiction, but from the very beginnings of my reading for pleasure, I read a lot of… — Norman Spinrad Copy Share Image
The reason I moved to Nashville was because I was reading biographies of a lot of my country music heroes, and I… — Lindi Ortega Copy Share Image
With literary biographies, you're either shelved with other biographies or next to your subject's fiction. — Blake Bailey Copy Share Image
He - A.J.[Muste] never got much credit, never got much attention. For example, I wrote a biography of him and nobody ever… — Nat Hentoff Copy Share Image
“July 7, 1986: Montreux It is only now that I realize the importance of a biography. I mean I always have realized… — Keith Haring Copy Share Image
There was never a good biography of a good novelist. There couldn't be. He is too many people if he's any good. — F. Scott Fitzgerald Copy Share Image
A musician's biography is written wherever he performs; everybody hears what he is playing. — Sri Chinmoy Copy Share Image
Well, in the first place, it leads to great anxiety as to whether it's going to be correct or not ... I… — Paul Dirac Copy Share Image
The love of experiment was very strong in him [Charles Darwin], and I can remember the way he would say, "I shan't… — Francis Darwin Copy Share Image
I've always enjoyed reading history, particularly presidential biographies. — Seth Grahame-Smith Copy Share Image
But nothing ever put 'Hoppy' in the shade. No one could fail to recognize in the little figure... the authentic gold of… — Joseph Needham Copy Share Image
All fiction is lies – if it weren’t, it would be biography, history, or reportage. — Norman Spinrad Copy Share Image
The Gospels were written to present the life and teachings of Jesus in ways that would be appropriate to different readerships, and… — John Drane Copy Share Image
I'm narrating the television series Biography. I'm still involved in my music - I have a new album out. I have an… — Bill Mumy Copy Share Image
I believe that people should write biographies only about people they love, or understand, or both. Novels, on the other hand, are… — Penelope Fitzgerald Copy Share Image
I love reading - inspirational books, leadership books, biographies. I exercise a lot and put on my audio book. Even If you… — Robin Sharma Copy Share Image
Biography is the most universally pleasant and profitable of all reading. — Thomas Carlyle Copy Share Image
Some writers just write about their own lives. Well, I don't want to do that. I want to have a really boring… — T.C. Boyle Copy Share Image
Even if you only want to write science fiction, you should also read mysteries, poetry, mainstream literature, history, biography, philosophy, and science. — Walter Jon Williams Copy Share Image