Language Quote by Amanda Shires

I consider what I write to be literature. I choose the words carefully.

— Robert Metcalfe

I will literally read anything, regardless of genre, fiction or non-fiction, as long as it's well written.

— Diana Gabaldon

I might not write fiction in the literary sense. But I write very well. My characters are good. My dialogue is good. And my…

— Joy Fielding

“To enjoy and learn from what you read you must understand the meanings of the words a writer uses. You do yourself a grave…

— Charles Harrington Elster

Even when it comes to writing fiction, how do you encompass all this stuff that's right on the tip of your tongue? You have…

— Paul Beatty

I read pretty eclectically - fiction, non-fiction, and poetry - and I've been inspired and influenced by a number of writers.

— Barry Eisler

We read novels. We read hundreds of pages of words, when the story is good because we're willing to stay there. I hope the…

— Veena Sud

Throughout my career I've struggled to encourage people to read my books on a more metaphorical level. I'm less attached to my settings than,…

— Kazuo Ishiguro

I primarily read fiction, and I read a good many wonderful books while writing 'The Visibles.'

— Sara Shepard

As a reader, I try to love all the literary forms equally, but I probably read novels most often.

— Sally Rooney

Nonfiction ties your hands a bit, and just like writing poetry in rhyme, it can force you to make more brutal decisions in terms…

— Emily Susan Rapp

There are as many different ways to write a novel as there are varieties of human consciousness, so I am totally delighted if people…

— Emily Barton