Books Quote by Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall

I didn't want to write a biographie romancee especially since I already write novels, nor did I want to challenge the rules of the…

— Edmund White

Writing a biography is not a love affair. It’s not a marriage. It’s a job, it’s a piece of work.

— Hermione Lee

I'm very detail oriented. I think that's why people enjoy my memoirs - because I tend to remember everything.

— Jen Lancaster

I would like to continue to tell stories of what I did in a biographical way, so I will continue to write.

— Philippe Petit

I can't relax when I'm watching a biographical drama because it's so close to what it is that I do that I just long…

— Peter Morgan

I find interesting characters or lessons that resonate with people and sometimes I write about them in the sports pages, sometimes I write them…

— Mitch Albom

I'm an avid biography reader.

— Brent Spiner

There will be some trouble about 'biography' because I have never troubled myself to supply particulars of my early life to any writer.

— Arthur Wing Pinero

Why do we read biography? Why do we choose to write it? Because we are human beings, programmed to be curious about other human…

— Claire Tomalin

I love to read autobiographies. [What is your favorite autobiography?] the autobiography of Coach John Wooden. Everybody has a struggle so it's about seeing…

— Meb Keflezighi

I find that biographical material holds me back, hampers my creative process, cramps my imagination.

— Yuriy Tarnawsky

But with nonfiction, the task is very straightforward: Do the research, tell the story

— Laura Hillenbrand