I love a lot of the New York bands, but Patti Smith stands out. I just read 'Just Kids' and it's an inspirational, well-written account... →
James Iha
Birds are hard to draw. I read recently that Katsuhiro Otomo also says he has trouble drawing animals, and while it made me feel better, it... →
Stuart Immonen
I read the Odyssey because it was the story of a man who returned home after being absent for more than twenty years and was recognized only by his... →
Guillermo Cabrera Infante
I was able to read a movie before I was able to read a book.
I haven't read the 'Twilight' books. But it's everywhere so I feel like I know it. Edward, Bella, Jacob, etc. but... I haven't... →
Max Irons
When I love a novel I've read, I want to reread it - in part, to see how it was constructed.
John Irving
I write very quickly; I rewrite very slowly. It takes me nearly as long to rewrite a book as it does to get the first draft. I can write more quickly... →
I get up early. I like to read a little before anyone but the dog is up. I also like to read at night, not in bed but just before I go to bed.
I don't read anything electronically. I don't write electronically, either - except e-mails to my family and friends. I write in longhand. I... →
My first attraction to writing novels was the plot, that almost extinct animal. Those novels I read which made me want to be a novelist were long... →