Book Quote by Iris Johansen

During the first five years that I was writing the series, I made plans and wrote small pieces of all the books. I concentrate…

— J. K. Rowling

When I was young I longed to write a great novel that should win me fame. Now that I am getting old my first…

— L. Frank Baum

I always wanted to write novels, even before I had read a lot of novels or had a very good idea of what they…

— Elif Batuman

I really absolutely loved writing my first book.

— Jill Davis

Writing children's books all started out as a way for me to give back and make a difference.

— Coy Bowles

When I started writing, I just hoped for a nice little paperback series.

— Clive Cussler

The book that made me want to be a writer in the first place was Gone with the Wind - I read it and…

— Jodi Picoult

Fiction came quite a while later. I began with short stories and fiction for children.

— Helen Dunmore

I read a lot of fantasy. I adored 'Anne of Green Gables'. But my favourite books as a child were probably Laura Ingalls Wilder's…

— Tracy Chevalier

Originally I had planned to write just a couple of children's books and then, return the focus on adult literature. A funny thing happened…

— Nikki Grimes

I love those books like 'Gone with the Wind,' the huge, sweeping family sagas.

— M. K. Hobson

Storybooks were always a big part of my imagination, and my childhood and adolescence.

— Jesse Williams