Books Quote by Jarod Kintz

“You have to invest yourself as a reader to be a good writer.”

— Saru Singhal

First and foremost, if you want to be a good writer, you need to be a good eater. You need to be fearless when…

— Melissa Leong

“Food is one of life’s great pleasures, and I am all in favor of pleasure. Reading is another of those things that help make…

— Chelsea Monroe-Cassel

The primary requisite for writing well about food is a good appetite. Without this, it is impossible to accumulate, within the allotted span, enough…

— A. J. Liebling

The primary requisite for writing well about food is a good appetite.

— Anonymous

Every author has to eventually write a food book.

— Chuck Palahniuk

“Writers don't need food. Writers can survive on coffee, idea fumes, and trifles. Rich literary trifles.”

— Ksenia Anske

“To become a writer a person must read constantly, the more varied the writers and their material then all the better. One must also…

— Andrew James Pritchard

Learning how to be a good reader is what makes you a writer.

— Zadie Smith

“Read as widely and as deeply as you can. You have to be a reader before you can be a writer.”

— Y.S. Lee

A lot of cookbooks also have incredible food writing, even though I feel like a lot of cookbook authors don't necessarily identify with being…

— Michelle Zauner

“READ. You have no business wanting to be a writer unless you are a reader. You should read fantasies and essays, biographies and poetry,…

— Kate DiCamillo