Books Quote by Sarah Lancashire

I don't think I would have been a writer if I hadn't been a mother. I wanted to construct something that contained some of…

— Carol Shields

Now it's dedicated to my grandparents and to both of my parents. The first book was dedicated to my mother so I thought maybe…

— Carrie Fisher

I was given the opportunity to write the kind of book that I wanted to write, rather than one that catalogues where I sang…

— Jessye Norman

I have always loved books, and as a mother, I wanted to share my passion for reading with my children.

— Aerin Lauder

I was suppose to write a book about being a mom, to organize my thoughts into chapters and figure out a structure to hang…

— Jeanne Marie Laskas

Reading was a huge part of my life as a child - we were a family of storytellers.

— Sue Monk Kidd

Literature gives us a window into other people's experiences in other places, in other times, so I thought it would be really interesting to…

— Natalie Merchant

My mother raised me to be a writer.

— Pat Conroy

My mother was a huge, huge reader. I think I picked up very early how precious it was to write things in books and…

— Judith Viorst

For a long time, I'd wanted to write a book that I would be proud and happy and psychologically and morally comfortable about my…

— Glen Duncan

I really wasn't too interested in writing "Father Knows Best" and "Ozzie And Harriet." I thought they were pleasant enough, but it wasn't really…

— Garry Marshall

Without a doubt my mother was an inspiration for my writing. This is true in many ways, but mostly because she is a wonderful…

— Elizabeth Strout