“I don't believe that there is any particular book that influenced any ...” — Edward P. Jones Quote

“I don't believe that there is any particular book that influenced any 'career' I might have.”

“I have said with as much sincerity as I can muster that if I were thrown into a dungeon with a sentence of one hundred years, with my only company being an illiterate guard who came twice a day with meals but who never spoke, I would still write - on coarse toilet paper in the dark if I could spare it.”

“'Jane Eyre,' when I think of that book, it conjures up the best moments of college English courses. Literature is extraordinary, especially when you have a good professor.”

“Wherever a writer grew up, they're obviously influenced by that area, and I'm sure their characters are pulled from those experiences.”

“R&B is the one thing that has influenced every kind of music. Every artist that there is, from those that are sung the most to Adele - you know, she was so influenced by so many R&B artists and soul music - it's clear in her writing that that's where it comes from.”

“Anybody is influenced by where and how he lives.”