Book Quote by Condoleezza Rice

I considered that I had to write stories about the people I had met, with whom I'd worked, the history of my books -…

— Anatoly Rybakov

Writing about what happened to my brother and to my family was awful. It was hard to look back at how much suffering there…

— Akhil Sharma

Writing a book about yourself is like therapy, and you go 'Oh My God, that's the reason that happened.' Writing about it, you're forced…

— Johnny Vegas

I think writing books is a way for me to work out certain issues. I write about what matters to me, always.

— Benjamin Alire Saenz

Other people are talking about writing books about my life, or about some of the things I've done. I find it strange, but I…

— Chris Kyle

I devoted myself to writing for years without representation or a promise of anything. And there were times when I felt quite down about…

— Geoffrey S. Fletcher

You really write the books you want to write. You can't take into consideration anything that anybody has said about you in the past,…

— Bret Easton Ellis

Think of a book special to you, and how much bleaker and poorer your life would be if that one writer had not existed…

— Sarah Rees Brennan

I decided if I couldn't be a writer, my life would be miserable. I had this imaginary room of references to all the books…

— Per Petterson

Of course I want the things I write to reflect well on me or anyone who might feel represented by me, but also, I'm…

— Jenny Zhang

If your life were a book, and you were the author, how would you want your story to go?

— Amy Purdy

For me, every book is a journey - questioning a really difficult topic that most people don't want to talk about, much less write…

— Jodi Picoult