Biblical Quote by Max Lucado

Chuck Swindoll is somebody who I've read a lot over the years and have used his curriculum when I've taught Sunday school classes.

— John Thune

One of my favorite things I read was John Steinbeck's journals while he was writing 'East of Eden,' which was so cool.

— Paul Dano

There are many other writers whose work I admire tremendously, but none whose work struck me at just the right young age. Jack Vance…

— Dan Simmons

I'm an ecumenical reader, grew up with all sorts of fiction, teach writing, went to the Iowa Writers' Workshop, so my tastes and interests…

— Justin Cronin

I have dipped into Ian McEwan and so on. I tend not to stick with one writer. But I dip in here and there.

— John Gimlette

'Lonesome Dove' by Larry McMurtry and 'The Poisonwood Bible' by Barbara Kingsolver have stuck with me throughout my life, and I think that says…

— Tess Gerritsen

Stephen King once told me he liked my writing. And that was great.

— Nelson DeMille

The first two books that I did by myself were long stories in verse. I knew I could do that because I'd written a…

— Natalie Babbitt

I used to read a lot of Steinbeck, and I admired Roger Miller and Bob Dylan.

— John Prine

I particularly like Alan Moore and Neil Gaiman. Both writers have wit and imagination and the breadth of stories they tell coupled with extraordinary…

— Michael Ball

Jack Benny really liked my book. I know because he called me up from the library and told me.

— Bob Hope

One of my favorite things, as a critic, was finding books by new writers who possessed a distinctive voice and vision, an inventive gift…

— Michiko Kakutani