Believe Quote by Penelope Fitzgerald

On the whole, I think you should write biographies of those you admire and respect, and novels about human beings who you think are…

— Penelope Fitzgerald

I have come to understand something about novels," Tessa said. "And what is that?" "They are not true.

— Cassandra Clare

When you write biographies, whether it's about Ben Franklin or Einstein, you discover something amazing: They are human.

— Walter Isaacson

In the late 1990s, I left the teaching field to write biographies and histories for young adults.

— Charles J. Shields

I used to devour biographies of people like Natalie Wood and Marilyn.

— Emma Forrest

Diana felt she was beginning to understand why, in all those novels she read, the headiest loves were the loves that couldn't be.

— Anna Godbersen

I do read a lot of autobiographies and biographies but from people who are not in my field - older women, older artists, Miles…

— Viv Albertine

I read biographies of people I think have either done excellent work or achieved a lot, and the common theme seems to be that…

— Patrick Cantlay

There are just so many options that people have. But as a writer, you'll drive yourself crazy, if you worry about that too much.…

— Carlton Cuse

People have writer's block not because they can't write, but because they despair of writing eloquently.

— Anonymous

I write mostly in my office in the shed outside at home, but it can get very cold. I write best on the train,…

— Dermot Healy

Sometimes what I'm looking for is the thing that will help renew people's interest in a writer that they may have written off as…

— John D'Agata