Books Quote by Glenn Ligon

Literature has guided me through my whole life.

— Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi

One of the great joys of my job is that you spend a huge amount of time investigating different areas of literature.

— Stephen Daldry

I consider what I write to be literature. I choose the words carefully.

— Robert Metcalfe

I have a huge passion for literature.

— Emily Perkins

For me, literature is a way of enlarging myself by learning about people who are not like me.

— Anne Fadiman

I've summarized dozens of books in my literary career; it's become rather second nature.

— Rick Perlstein

Literature allows us to be open, to listen, and to be curious.

— Tracy K. Smith

Everything I have written is the result of reading or of interest in people.

— Marianne Moore

Ive summarized dozens of books in my literary career; its become rather second nature.

— Rick Perlstein

The way I have progressed as a writer over the years is to try and stay true to the principles I absorbed.

— Rob Chapman

To some degree, I consider myself a writer, and so I have a strong relationship with literature.

— Lee Ranaldo

As you read, allow your reading to cluster around your interests.

— Douglas Wilson