“ Faulkner is a writer who has had much to do with my soul, but Hemingway is the one who had the most to do with my craft - not simply for his books, but for his astounding knowledge of the aspect of craftsmanship in the science of writing. Gabriel Garcia Marquez Novelist
“ In London, the weather would affect me negatively. I react strongly to light. If it is cloudy and raining, there are clouds and rain in my soul. Jerzy Kosinski Novelist
“ In my time and neighborhood (and in my soul) there was only one standard by which a woman measured success: did some man want her? Jessamyn West Writer