Allow Quote by Sarah Waters

I enjoy research; in fact research is so engaging that it would be easy to go on for years, and never write the novel…

— Helen Dunmore

I love doing the research for the novels. For me, the writing is hard work.

— Clive Cussler

I enjoy the research element. There are so many stories from the past that interest me, that I want to learn more about, just…

— John Boyne

I really enjoy researching, and for almost every piece, I research enough to write a book.

— Jon Krakauer

I enjoy it too much - even if I knew I'd never get a book published, I would still write. I enjoy the experience…

— Iain Banks

To me, novels are a trip of discovery, and you discover things that you don't know and you assume that many of your readers…

— Tom Wolfe

I love fiction and read novels constantly.

— Michael Imperioli

I like reading novels because it provides insight into human behavior.

— Claire Danes

I like reading history, and actually most authors enjoy the research part because it is, after all, easier than writing.

— Ken Follett

I read nonfiction almost exclusively - both for research and also for pleasure. When I read fiction, it's almost always in the thriller genre,…

— Dan Brown

To keep an active mind, I find that reading novels is really good.

— Alison Pill

All summer, I read fiction because you must read for the pleasure and beauty of it, and not only for research. I don't read…

— Isabel Allende