Assembling Quote by Teddy Wayne

It's better not to know authors personally, because the real person never corresponds to the image you form of him from reading his books.

— Italo Calvino

I think the first important thing is that usually most textbooks are not written by their authors. And so by author I mean the…

— James W. Loewen

A typical biography relying upon individuals' notorious memories and the anecdotes they've invented contains a high degree of fiction, yet is considered 'nonfiction.'

— Joyce Carol Oates

The whole purpose of writing a book is to be understood - if other people write about you, they try to guess why you…

— Berry Gordy

Books are not brands. Some people are very willing to see themselves as a brand, but you can't be a certain type of writer…

— Zadie Smith

Every writer has certain subjects that they write about again and again, and . . . most people's books are just variations on certain themes.

— Christopher Isherwood

I suppose most writers are following Twain's advice to tackle what they know, and my own readings habits drew me to writers who seemed…

— Kevin Keck

“This is not an autobiography. It is, rather, a kind of curriculum vitae — my attempt to show how one writer was formed. Not…

— Stephen King

Thus, in a real sense, I am constantly writing autobiography, but I have to turn it into fiction in order to give it credibility.

— Katherine Paterson

When I do read, it tends to be serious books like autobiographies and if I've met a famous person, I'll read up on them.

— Graeme Souness

Writing fiction lets you be a little more emotional and unguarded, a little freer. Writing fictional characters is also really different from writing about…

— Elif Batuman

“Writing a nonfiction book should primarily be about establishing credibility and authority in a specific domain.”

— Hassan Osman