All time Quote by Violet Duke

I must say, when I reread myself, it's the poetry I tend to look at. It's the most exciting to write, and it's over…

— John Updike

The thing that inspires me most is reading and just observing the people around me. I think those are the two things that make…

— Gretchen Rubin

The great thing about being a writer is that you are always recreating yourself.

— Martin Cruz Smith

I love reading almost as much as I love writing.

— Karin Slaughter

I first started writing fiction in college because I was attracted to beautiful sentences. I loved to read them. I wanted to write them.

— Karen Thompson Walker

I'm always inspired to write, and it's usually my own life experiences that inspire me.

— Kat Edmonson

My favorite reader is one that revisits books and gets something new out of them each time.

— Jacqueline Woodson

I love it when I start a book that is so good that all I want to do is get back to my own…

— Julia Glass

I've always loved reading, and as a child I used to try desperately to write books like the ones I read.

— Tom Fletcher

The inspiration for my novels comes from the depths of a creative well, based on asking myself questions over and over. I try to…

— Nicholas Sparks

When I am so intensely involved with writing my books, I don't like to reread them. I feel like that story is done.

— Michael Connelly

I read pretty eclectically - fiction, non-fiction, and poetry - and I've been inspired and influenced by a number of writers.

— Barry Eisler