Basically Quote by Scott Turow

Unfortunately, neither of my grandfathers were alive by the time I decided I wanted to write a book. I wish I had asked them…

— Shweta Bachchan Nanda

My grandfather had a particularly important influence on my life, even though I didn't visit him often, since he lived about three miles out…

— Umberto Eco

Writing this book was very therapeutic because it helped me face my relationship with my dad.

— Anonymous

I could not bear to think that I wrote a five-hundred page novel just because I needed to love my father.

— Pat Conroy

The writer in my dad is someone whom I've been inspired greatly by since my childhood.

— Wamiqa Gabbi

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 think back on all the great people in my life, from my parents to my teachers, and the wonderful influence they had on…

— Jimmie Allen

My first novel, 'When You Were Mine,' was a very, very personal story and drew a lot on the people in my life and…

— Rebecca Serle

I've always been fascinated by books. When I was young, my grandfather used to hand out a book - which would be anything from…

— Ashwin Sanghi

So much of life's dramas, good and bad, play out against family and so it's really inspiring for any number of stories in all…

— Peter Hedges

I love my life, my family and my friends, and I'm drawn to 'relationship' novels because of their affirming focus on the power of…

— Susan Wiggs

My grandmother had a couple of strange books published by the Woolfs. I didn't know her - she was dead by the time I…

— Harry Enfield