Books Quote by Michael Dirda

I review novels to make money, because it is easier for a sluggard to write an article a fortnight than a book a year,…

— Cyril Connolly

I've started doing book reviews for Barnes & Noble! They saw that I did a lot of book reviews on the site, and they…

— David Bowie

I try to write the kind of books I like to read.

— Isabel Allende

The books I read I do enjoy, very much; otherwise I wouldn't read them. Most of them are for review, for the New York…

— Joyce Carol Oates

I review novels to make money, because it is easier for a sluggard to write an article a fortnight than a book a year,…

— Cyril Connolly

I love newspapers. I've worked on newspapers, all my life. I've always loved it.

— Betty Friedan

I will read biographies or autobiographies while I'm writing, but mostly I put books in a to-read queue, like Rachel Cusk's new novel, "Outline."

— David Duchovny

I like to get paid for doing basic research, so it's pleasant to write some nonfiction about it.

— Bruce Sterling

Writing at home and then going out into the world to talk about why books matter to me feeds the writing. It's a good…

— Kate DiCamillo

I love great journalism. I appreciate it. I love good news stories. I love great books. I love great articles. I appreciate them so…

— Angelina Jolie

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

— Peter Morgan

I don't read magazines much, and I have an awful time with books.

— Payne Stewart