Books Quote by Irvine Welsh

I find now I'm reading a lot more nonfiction, simply because every time I read fiction, I think I can write it better. But…

— Chris Claremont

I read nonfiction almost exclusively - both for research and also for pleasure. When I read fiction, it's almost always in the thriller genre,…

— Dan Brown

I hardly read fiction; I mostly read nonfiction. I like to examine material things.

— Bennett Miller

For me, choosing between fiction and nonfiction is really only about picking the right tool for the job.

— Colson Whitehead

Fiction seems to be more effective at changing beliefs than nonfiction, which is designed to persuade through argument and evidence. Studies show that when…

— Jonathan Gottschall

I like European and South American literature, but mostly I read nonfiction.

— Jessa Crispin

I love to read nonfiction and memoir, but I'm mostly interested in the piece of writing more than the person.

— Alice Mattison

I don't like to read nonfiction. To me, fact is something I can look up.

— Fran Lebowitz

Generally, I read nonfiction. There's very little fiction that I enjoy enough to spend my time reading. I am generally a nonfiction guy.

— Peter Morgan

As I started to read nonfiction in the mid '70s, I discovered, holy cow, there was a lot of imaginative nonfiction. Not the kind…

— David Quammen

My reading preferences are kind of all over the board - I read nonfiction, I read graphic novels.

— Dav Pilkey

People seem to read so much more nonfiction than fiction, and so it always gives me great pleasure to introduce a friend or family…

— Chris Bohjalian