Influence Quote by Christopher Rice

I enjoy being influenced by other writers.

— Steve Toltz

I'm a writer who likes to be influenced.

— Kenneth Koch

I feel that there are two kinds of writers. I feel that there are writers who are storytellers and then there are those just…

— Steve Toltz

I was inspired to become a writer by horror movies and science fiction.

— Colson Whitehead

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

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

— Barry Eisler

I've had so many experiences with film or musicals or books where I just walk away changed in some way. One of the things…

— Tom Kitt

Without explaining why, and, most of all, without naming other authors or books, I can only say my novels are influenced by love and…

— Alice McDermott

Of course, there are hundreds of novels and authors that have influenced me. But to choose three, they are: Stephen King/The Stand (and really…

— Megan Chance

It wasn't until I was in my teens that I started admiring writers as inspirations for my own work, and my earliest influences there…

— Kelley Armstrong

I am, after all, a thriller writer. I routinely delve into the darkest chambers of the human heart. I've written about murder, kidnapping, depravity,…

— Harlan Coben

I read very widely, both non-fiction and fiction, so I don't think there's a single writer who influences me.

— Peter Benchley