Irving Stone Quotes

A collection of quotes by Irving Stone.

Irving Stone (1903-1989) was an American writer known for his biographical novels. Born in San Francisco, California, Stone studied at the University of California, Berkeley, and later attended the University of Southern California. He began his writing career as a journalist but gained fame with his novel "Lust for Life" (1934), a fictionalized biography of Vincent van Gogh. Stone went on to write numerous best-selling biographical novels, including "The Agony and the Ecstasy" (1961) about Michelangelo and "The Passions of the Mind" (1971) about Sigmund Freud. His works were praised for their meticulous research and vivid storytelling.