Beckett Quote by Dylan Moran

I really admire other voices.

— Ginuwine

Among contemporaries, I hugely admire Alice Munro, our Chekhov, Saul Bellow, Philip Roth, and John Updike, American masters all. I also believe that the…

— Cynthia Ozick

“To the average person, voices in your head may be worrisome, especially if you answer them out loud, but to a writer, these voices…

— Megan Denby

I'm heavily influenced by Edward Ardizzone, how he has people talking in little speech bubbles. I love those. And also Edward Gorey. Those are…

— Lynne Rae Perkins

Raymond Chandler I love a lot, and the Austrian writer Thomas Bernhard. I really love his voice.

— Steve Toltz

It's not a terribly original thing to say, but I love Raymond Carver. For one thing, he's fun to read out loud.

— Ira Glass

Most fiction writers are driven to find their own 'voice,' but I am more interested in the voices of others.

— Sheila Heti

When I first began writing In the Country of Men all I had was the voice of the protagonist. He intrigued me and my…

— Hisham Matar

Why do I love Roald Dahl? His voice, more than anything. It's irreproducible. It's so musical, and it's funny even when it's not trying…

— Jesse Andrews

I have so many different voices and stories to tell.

— Katori Hall

My favourite authors include Trollope and Dickens.

— Kevin McCloud

I have chosen to parody the writing styles of Carlos Castaneda, James Redfield, Richard Bach, Lynn Andrews, and several other best-selling new age authors.

— Frederick Lenz