I sometimes think that, since I started writing biographies, I've had more of a life in books than I have had in… — Claire Tomalin Copy Share Image
I first wrote a biography of Thomas Carlyle, and it turned out I loved writing biographies and had a talent for it.… — Fred Kaplan Copy Share Image
If you know anything about writing biographies, or what is regarded as a good biography, you have minimum input from the person… — Lady Colin Campbell Copy Share Image
Writing Charles Dickens' biography is like writing five biographies. — Claire Tomalin Copy Share Image
I started out as a writer of fiction, but nobody wanted to publish my work as a young man. So I decided… — Fred Kaplan Copy Share Image
For me writing biographies is impossible, unless they are brief and concise, and these are, I feel, the most eloquent. — Alfred Nobel Copy Share Image
