Book Quote by George Lucas

From as far back as I can remember, I always loved the King Arthur stories, fairy tales, mythology - things like that. So it…

— Lloyd Alexander

Then I found books that were written much later, as late as 15 years ago. It was very superficial material, but enough to tell…

— Charles Guggenheim

Therefore the best fortress is to be found in the love of the people, for although you may have fortresses they will not save…

— Niccolo Machiavelli

I see 'Hansel and Gretel' as a breakthrough book for me, and one of the reasons is because I started to apply meaning to…

— Anthony Browne

For me, any fiction of nobles and swords necessarily has to be a story of corruption, injustice and savagely violent conflict - because any…

— Richard K. Morgan

My English teachers gave me a copy of Atwood's 'The Handmaid's Tale' when I left high school, which has always been very special to…

— Samantha Shannon

The secrets of small towns have fascinated writers and readers since the first psychological thriller was penned.

— Fiona Barton

Probably every book I read influenced me in some small way. Authors like Jan Westcott, Kathleen Winsor, Catherine Cookson, Georgette Heyer, and even Barbara…

— Virginia Henley

Everyone has a story that they read when they were younger that influenced them.

— Tomi Adeyemi

It's a lot more interesting to learn and discover real-life principles when they are revealed in the form of a story.

— Andy Andrews

The whole world of 'Game of Thrones' was realized with such detail, with directors and writers who really geeked out and really loved all…

— Harry Lloyd

I was brought up, as a lot of kids are, on 'Aesop's Fables,' 'Brothers Grimm,' 'La Fontaine,' all those sorts of things. Hans Christian…

— Michael Morpurgo