“I knew that I had to find out more about van Gogh. Even though I was far too young, and felt I did not have sufficient technique to write a book about Vincent van Gogh, I knew I had to try. If I didn't I would never write anything else.” IfsWritingTryingBookYoungFeltTechniqueSufficientVans Author:Irving Stone
“I spend several years trying to get inside the brain and heart of my subjects, listening to the interior monologues in their letters, and when I have to bridge the chasms between the factual evidence, I try to make an intuitive leap through the eyes and motivation of the person I'm writing about.” WritingTryingYearsHeartPersonsEyeMotivationBrainSubjectsListeningEvidenceLettersBridgesLeapInteriorsIntuitiveThrough The EyesFactualMonologuesChasmsHeart And Brain Author:Irving Stone
“There is no thrill of mortal danger to surpass that of a lone man trying to create something that never existed before.” MenTryingDangerMortalsThrillLone Book:Irving Stone, three complete novels Source: Irving Stone, three complete novels
“To try to understand another human being, to grapple for his ultimate depths, that is the most dangerous of human endeavors.” TryingHumansHuman BeingsDangerousUltimateDepthEndeavor Book:Irving Stone, three complete novels Source: Irving Stone, three complete novels
