Any Quote by Edward P. Jones

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

— Diana Vreeland

My life has been greatly influenced by many books which I have never read.

— Ashleigh Brilliant

I don't think there was a particular book that made me want to write. They all did. I always wanted to write.

— Elizabeth Strout

“If you're looking to find a career that makes a difference - and work you really love - this book will show you how.”

— Paul Allen

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

Philip Roth has been a huge influence on me. The early books I read in my teens and twenties.

— Nathan Englander

If I had to name one book that has had the most lasting influence on my work, I would pick 'The Big Sea' by…

— Pearl Cleage

I would have to say the novel 'War and Peace' influenced me more than any other book. This greatest of novels demonstrated to me…

— Douglas Preston

I did not grow up around films. So, I would say books have been my major influence.

— Divya Khosla Kumar

People often say to me now, "Your work changed my life." I'm sure that's an exaggeration, but they say it had a big effect…

— Alix Kates Shulman

The ones that were relevant while I wrote my book were books like "Beloved" by Toni Morrison, which is based on a historical fact,…

— Laila Lalami

Books are the best type of the influence of the past.

— William Wordsworth