Books Quote by Elin Hilderbrand

All of my books are based in some way on my personal experiences, or the experiences of members of my family, or the stories…

— Patricia Reilly Giff

My books are based on observing others, not myself.

— Michael Korda

So my first book I had no experience having written a book, but each book is a little snapshot of who you are at…

— Chang-Rae Lee

In a very real sense, we are the authors of our own lives.

— Mandy Aftel

Books have always been living things to me. Some of my encounters with new authors have changed my life a little. When I have…

— Liv Ullmann

My books are written from personal experience, from memories, and from stories that come to me from all places.

— Isabel Allende

My books aren't autobiographical.

— Emily Giffin

My life has been pretty unconventional. The publishers saw a story in it, and yes, my life has been put in a book.

— Harshvardhan Rane

With each book I write, I become more and more convinced that the books have a life of their own, quite apart from me.

— Madeleine L'Engle

I firmly believe as an author you have to go out in life and hear the stories of people. In pubs in the UK…

— Charles Todd

In one deep sense, novels are concealed autobiography. I don't mean that you are telling facts about yourself, but you are trying to find…

— Robert Penn Warren

Well, my books - I think one of the hallmarks of my thrillers is that they're based in reality.

— Brad Thor