Book Quote by Christine Sneed

Sometimes a book influences me because it winds me up. There'll be something that gets under my skin and makes me think that I…

— Irvine Welsh

I get my inspiration from looking at the world and paying attention to people and just looking closely. Also from reading. I get so…

— Kate DiCamillo

I try to write about things, places, events, and phenomena I know about personally. That helps make the novels more genuine.

— Lincoln Child

The importance and influence of books on me has been cumulative: the result of hearing and reading lots of stories about interesting people and…

— Louise Brown

I want to inspire through example. I hope my books motivate others to open doors and windows that will help them to embrace their…

— Alexandra Stoddard

Other writers definitely influence my writing. What encourages me and inspires me is when I read a good book. It makes me want to…

— Kimberly Willis Holt

I write books to influence people I will never meet. Books increase my audience and my message.

— Les Parrott

Anybody who puts a book into someone else's hands inspires me - teachers, librarians, booksellers, parents.

— Kate DiCamillo

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

— Diana Vreeland

The part of my writing I find the most rewarding is when people write to me or speak to me in public to tell…

— Sidney Sheldon

Every writer follows a theme, and mine is survival. If you can't figure out what a writer's theme is, look at the books you…

— Sylvia Day

The thing that inspires me most is reading and just observing the people around me. I think those are the two things that make…

— Gretchen Rubin