Book Quote by Bill Bryson

I really enjoy going to a library and spending the day doing research - to me that is the most pleasurable part of writing…

— Bill Bryson

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

Whatever I've worked on, I've always tried to make my writing personal. I think that's what makes my books somewhat different from what other…

— Leonard Mlodinow

As a kid I wanted to write science fiction, and I was never without a book. Later I really got into being a scientist…

— Daniel H. Wilson

All writers are going to have to learn more about science, because it's such an interesting part of their environment.

— Kurt Vonnegut

If you don't care about science enough to be interested in it on its own, you shouldn't try to write hard science fiction. You…

— Frederik Pohl

I read a lot of science fiction and biography - these are my two favorite genres. My favorite science fiction writers are Hertling, Suarez,…

— Brad Feld

I do enjoy reading some science fiction.

— Colin Farrell

I'm really not interested in writing about science at all. I mean, I try to get the information right, the details right. But fiction…

— Karl Iagnemma

I've always wanted to write science fiction. It was one of my first loves, and I knew if I became a writer someday I'd…

— Rick Yancey

Beyond that, I seem to be compelled to write science fiction, rather than fantasy or mysteries or some other genre more likely to climb…

— Joan D. Vinge

As a child, I read science fiction, but from the very beginnings of my reading for pleasure, I read a lot of non-fictional history,…

— Norman Spinrad