Aptitude Quote by H. P. Lovecraft

Writers are interested in a diverse range of subjects, but prefer to move from field to field to satisfy intellectual curiosity, rather than devote…

— Robert W. Bly

I didn't study writing in school, I studied biology as an undergraduate and graduate student. So I think that I write fiction in the…

— Barbara Kingsolver

It's not like since I make comics I only read comics and since I make movies I will only go out and watch movies.…

— Marjane Satrapi

I have done a lot of things outside of Science Fiction, but there has been an almost disproportionate amount of that genre in my…

— Daniel Dae Kim

Aside from my work, my interests lie in the arts and in world affairs.

— Torsten Wiesel

Fiction is based on reality unless you're a fairy-tale artist, you have to get your knowledge of life from somewhere. You have to know…

— Hunter S. Thompson

I hardly ever read mainstream fiction that deals with life as it is. I like an element of fantasy, something that isn't quite of…

— Stephen King

I'm interested in form, in the shape of things. And in commitment to the degree of never letting go the quest for the meaning…

— Luca Guadagnino

I was trained mainly as a short story writer and that's how I started writing, but I've also become very interested in non-fiction, just…

— David Foster Wallace

I write about life as it exists within houses and on the streets. And there's nothing, hopefully, in any of my characterizations or in…

— Richard Grossman

I think I write fiction for the opportunity to get beyond the limits of my own life.

— Wally Lamb

I feel I haven't been used to the fullest of my potential. There are so many genres to explore and diverse subjects to work…

— Allu Arjun