Back Quote by John Irving

Each book, for me, has been an adventure, a period of time dedicated to study, to document certain facts, to traveling, and also to…

— Mario Vargas Llosa

You learn every time you write a book, and then you take that new knowledge and experience into the next book. Hopefully, every time,…

— Ann Patchett

I look at every book as a new learning opportunity.

— Ravi Subramanian

Once I discovered the endless fascination of doing the research and of doing the writing, I knew I had found what I wanted to…

— David McCullough

You become a writer because you like to be alone in a room with your books.

— Nick Laird

Since I make my living as a literary journalist, not a book scout, I spend inordinate amounts of time either reading or writing.

— Michael Dirda

Books equals Knowledge. Knowledge qualifies you to get great Job. a Great job,in turn, makes you gain a sizeable fortune. So, pick a book…

— Moulay Abdallah Boulaassair

To become a lifelong reader, one has to do a lot of varied and interesting reading.

— Kelly Gallagher

I enjoy doing the research of nonfiction; that gives me some pleasure, being a detective again.

— Joseph Wambaugh

I worked in publishing before I became an author, so I knew how a book gets made.

— Lauren Oliver

A book is not only written - after it's finished it starts writing you, the writer. You become its notebook, its sheet of paper…

— Sasa Stanisic

I write books to find out about things.

— Rebecca West