Almost Quote by Tess Gerritsen

Because I never plan anything out ahead of time, I'm always in the process of learning about my characters. Without a biographical sketch to…

— Tess Gerritsen

I don't have a clear biography of my own that I could recount in an interesting way. I'm made up of the characters that…

— Olga Tokarczuk

But I always need to identify with a character to write about him or her - and by 'identify,' I mean see the world…

— Jennifer Egan

I make up the characters in my books, but of course my consciousness is filled with every child I've ever known, including my two…

— Lois Lowry

I see myself as anybody, as everybody; I'm not just telling the story of my life to give the reader a picture of who…

— Paul Auster

People who think my books are autobiographical, which they're not, credit me with having a much better memory than I do. I do, however,…

— Curtis Sittenfeld

I couldn't imagine someone playing me or writing a book about who I am. Although I let people write articles and try and express…

— Jonah Hill

Anybody who's ever gone through a hard time - any outsider's perception, no matter how much information they're given, they have no idea what…

— Amy Grant

Every one of us owes a debt to the people who have shaped our minds and influenced our thinking and very often reasoning. For…

— Shweta Bachchan Nanda

I am who I am: I have my life experiences and my professional experiences.

— George Stroumboulopoulos

What use is there for a biography of myself? I'm just a movie actor.

— Conrad Veidt

I can count all the ways in which being a mother has enriched my understanding of the world, of character, my sense of the…

— Barbara Kingsolver