Books Quote by Nick Hornby

The writing is what's most important to me.

— Billy Lawrence

The most important thing for any aspiring writer, is to read! And not just the sort of thing you're trying to write, be that…

— George R. R. Martin

The two things I enjoy the most about writing are the first page of a book and the last. What's in between is very…

— Rachel Gibson

The writing is really important in books that affect me. I read for the writing. The story is usually of less interest to me.…

— James Salter

The best thing about being a writer is it gives you readers who understand your deepest feelings and fears.

— Katherine Paterson

I'm a novelist. I think fiction is important or I wouldn't be doing it, but most of it's bad.

— Dale Peck

I think fiction is important because it has the power to transport a reader into another life.

— Anthony Doerr

I try to write about things, places, events, and phenomena I know about personally. That helps make the novels more genuine.

— Lincoln Child

It's all still about having a good story. You have to have a good story as your anchor, as your main focus. So for…

— Rick Riordan

I think books in which people are really happy and things are going well are probably the most challenging novels there are to write,…

— Anna Quindlen

I'm not one of those true writers who can't bear not to be writing. Yet it's one of the most important things in my…

— Robyn Davidson

In my writing, I try to combine all my favorite elements of journalism - accuracy, real characters that exist on this planet - with…

— Michael Finkel