Real men read my books.
Wilbur Smith
I read all of Rider Haggard's books. For me he had the romance of Africa with a little bit of mysticism. I'm delighted to be looked on as his... →
Well, all I know is what I read in the papers.
Will Smith
I can't add. I don't understand basic science. Or anything else. But I can read anything. I've always been able to, and I've always... →
Zadie Smith
I just realized quite early on that I'm not going to be the type who can write a novel every two years. I think you need to feel an urgency about... →
Oh yes, my generation liked to be in some pain when they read. The harder it was, the more good we believed it was doing us.
I read Carver. Julio Cortazar. Amis's essays. Baldwin. Lorrie Moore. Capote. Saramago. Larkin. Wodehouse. Anything, anything at all, that... →
One thing you can't intend is how you will be read. I hear it said a lot that my books are about the 'search for identity', and this is... →
Be serious. You've got to do the job you were hired to do well, but there's always more you can do. When I was an assistant, I would say to... →
Stacey Snider
I like to read about different religions - Judaism, Islam, Christianity, Hinduism and Buddhism.
Wesley Snipes