My heroes were never scientists. They were Graham Greene and Christopher Isherwood, you know, good writers. — James D. Watson Copy Share Image
“He felt the loyalty we all feel toward unhappiness—the sense that this is where we really belong.” —Graham Greene” — Doug Murano Copy Share Image
“With Graham Greene life is a precious, perpetual, snot-sodden whinge.” — John Crowley Copy Share Image
I don't give plots to Harold Robbins or Graham Greene, because they don't need them, but a lot of authors do. — Michael Korda Copy Share Image
'The Third Man,' directed by Carol Reed and written by Graham Greene, is, quite simply, one of the finest movies ever made. — Elvis Mitchell Copy Share Image
From Graham Greene, I learnt how to be an accessible writer who grapples with our doubts as sentient individuals. — Douglas Kennedy Copy Share Image
“Hatred is a failure of imagination.' Graham Greene, 'The Power and the Glory'.” — Graham Greene Copy Share Image
Graham Greene, as I understand it, was quite outspoken in his criticism of American foreign policy — Brendan Fraser Copy Share Image
You have the older generation like Iris Murdoch and Angus Wilson who are not as old as Graham Greene, but still are… — William Golding Copy Share Image
My parents were interested in history and the world. My father read Graham Greene and Georges Simenon and was a strong trade… — Robert Harris Copy Share Image
My three favorite travel writers of all time are Robert Louis Stevenson, Graham Greene, and Chuck Thompson. Smile When You're Lying not… — Kinky Friedman Copy Share Image
Graham Greene at 82 years old was still writing, and I don't think anyone can deny the force, the expertise, and the… — William Golding Copy Share Image
I stand on the shoulders of some unbelievable talent. Graham Greene and chief Dan George have been nominated for their performances by… — Lily Gladstone Copy Share Image
In researching 'The Luminaries,' I did read quite a lot of 20th-century crime. My favourites out of that were James M. Cain,… — Eleanor Catton Copy Share Image
After reading Graham Greene and Joseph Conrad when I was a student at Yale, I wanted to live in the world they… — Leslie Cockburn Copy Share Image
I do not start with a full knowledge of the facts; the whole attraction of writing history is to educate myself: it… — Michael Korda Copy Share Image
Of John Le Carre's books, I've only read 'The Spy Who Came In From The Cold,' and I haven't read anything by… — Kim Young-ha Copy Share Image
I began thinking about why am I constructing almost a shadow father or ghost father in my head into Graham Greene in… — Pico Iyer Copy Share Image
“Best in Print The Quiet American (Graham Greene) Classic novel set in the 1950s as the French empire is collapsing. The Sorrow… — Lonely Planet Copy Share Image
As a precocious teen I dreamed of being Graham Greene. Well, as it turned out, I never wrote a great novel, sadly,… — Julie Burchill Copy Share Image
On the plane, I like to read fiction set in the location I'm going to. Fiction is in many ways more useful… — Anthony Bourdain Copy Share Image
“Treat writing as a job. Be disciplined. Lots of writers get a bit OCD-ish about this. Graham Greene famously wrote 500 words… — Sarah Waters Copy Share Image
“If a writer has to find a rhythm if his novel is to come 'right', a rhythm which he may well discover… — Ian Gregor Copy Share Image
“So, what do you go for in a girl?” He crows, lifting a lager to his lips Gestures where his mate sits… — Mark Grist Copy Share Image
I'm kind of a mash-up of taste - Graham Greene and Jane Austen; W.G. Sebald and Alice Munro. — Amy Waldman Copy Share Image
Henry Miller, Jack Kerouac, Albert Camus, Graham Greene - they influenced my life to a profound extent. — Paul Theroux Copy Share Image
That's all you do in life: you find your perch, and if it suits you, just carry on. There's nothing Graham Greene… — Lawrence Osborne Copy Share Image
Graham Greene famously said that all writers need a chip of ice in their heart; Cusk can come across as the most… — Julie Burchill Copy Share Image
I work every day until I do not have more to say. I learned from Graham Greene that a very good way… — Henning Mankell Copy Share Image
I wanted to write as well as I possibly could to deal with life-and-death problems in contemporary society. And the form of… — Ross Macdonald Copy Share Image
For a while we were chasing a book by Graham Greene to do Brighton Rock as a musical. We didn't get the… — Neil Tennant Copy Share Image
“Graham Greene once said that life was lived in the first twenty years and the remainder was just reflection. So what tense… — Paul Kalanithi Copy Share Image
I grew up reading genre writers, and to the degree that Eric Ambler and Graham Greene are genre writers, I'm a genre… — Alan Furst Copy Share Image
Writing about Africa by Africans has been part of my literary apprenticeship, standing alongside works by authors such as Joseph Conrad, Joyce… — Giles Foden Copy Share Image
“Graham Greene’s The Heart of the Matter. “My mother reads this book twice a year. I don’t know why,” he said to… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I am a Graham Greene fan - I'm just a ferocious reader. I read an awful lot when I get the time. — Andrea Riseborough Copy Share Image
I have Graham Greene's telephone number, but I wouldn't dream of using it. I don't seek out writers because we all want… — Patricia Highsmith Copy Share Image
Always tell us where we are. And don't just tell us where something is, make it pay off. Use description of landscape… — Janet Fitch Copy Share Image
My life may be encapsulated by one of Graham Greene's "entertainments" titles: 'Loser Takes All'. Since I was thrown out of highschool… — Israel Gelfand Copy Share Image
“I understand Gil has a quote by Graham Greene on his chest,” Renée said. She was studying a bit of wet snow… — Joe Hill Copy Share Image
