Anyone Quote by Alafair Burke

My favorite of my books is DAVE AT NIGHT, because it's loosely based on my father's childhood in an orphanage.

— Gail Carson Levine

When I started writing, I just hoped for a nice little paperback series.

— Clive Cussler

I'd be a dope to compare my writing with Wallace Stegner's, but that book probably influenced me in ways I didn't even realize while…

— Elizabeth Crook

My first book was the book that changed my life.

— Stephen Ambrose

Well you know I've been fan of Tony Hillerman's books for years.

— Keith Carradine

I grew up with probably three different authors having a seminal influence on my childhood, Dr. Seuss being one and Maurice Sendak being another.

— Chris Meledandri

The writer in my dad is someone whom I've been inspired greatly by since my childhood.

— Wamiqa Gabbi

I was heavily influenced by my first attempt at a novel. I started a fantasy novel back in high school, and... well... it really…

— Patrick Rothfuss

After the children grew up, I began to focus on my writing. My first books were part of a trilogy... The 'Wind Dance' trilogy.

— Iris Johansen

The book I always say that influenced me, subconsciously, because at the time I didn't know I wanted to be a writer, was William…

— Harlan Coben

My life has been more influenced by books than by any other one thing.

— Diana Vreeland

I was very into books.

— Lauren Ridloff