Readers, not critics, are the people who determine a book's eventual fate. — Edward Abbey Copy Share Image
Books themselves need no defense. Their spokesmen come and go, their readers live and die, they remain constant. — Lawrence Clark Powell Copy Share Image
“I am free to write what I want and my readers are free to think what they can” — Marlowe Sr Copy Share Image
“What makes a book memorable is the message it etched in the readers’ minds.” — Tista Ray Copy Share Image
I want my readers to be disturbed. I want them to ask, 'Could this really happen?' It is my job to think… — Lois Tilton Copy Share Image
It was always clear to me that I would have to earn my readers, some I would have to find, some to… — Aleksandar Hemon Copy Share Image
I trust the readers to build their own visual images. To me, that's part of the wonder of reading. — Michael Connelly Copy Share Image
Like many readers, I am continually in search of books that allow me to lose myself in an entirely unique universe. — Anita Shreve Copy Share Image
My dream is to try to reach as many kids and readers who might need an unlikely hero to connect to. — Tim Federle Copy Share Image
Journalism should be more like science. As far as possible, facts should be verifiable. If journalists want long-term credibility for their profession,… — Julian Assange Copy Share Image
More people have more access to more readers for less money than ever before in history. It means a lot of dross;… — John Hodgman Copy Share Image
When my father first took me to Ennis Library I went down among the shelves and felt company, not only the company… — Niall Williams Copy Share Image
Indie bookstores love writers as much as they love readers, and there is something about a community store, where you walk in,… — Caroline Leavitt Copy Share Image
Some people ask, 'How do you attract the young and so many different people when your poetry is complicated and different?' I… — Mahmoud Darwish Copy Share Image
In general, I write for ages 12 and up - although I've received emails from readers between the ages of seven and… — Marie Lu Copy Share Image
“It has long been my belief that everyone's library contains an Odd Shelf. On this shelf rests a small, mysterious corpus of… — Anne Fadiman Copy Share Image
It was quite risky to open the book with one of my quieter stories; I'm kind of trying, I think, to lure… — Kevin Barry Copy Share Image
“Also, there is a dedicated community of people in the world who will always be able to connect with each other across… — Nina George Copy Share Image
I've always kind of thought that reviews written by readers for readers are a kind of private space between consumers. It's their… — J.R. Ward Copy Share Image
Book readers are special people, and they will always turn to books as the ultimate pleasure. Those who do not read are… — Ruskin Bond Copy Share Image
“Children are notoriously literal readers, and I was no exception. Books, I believed, contained the entire truth about everything, and if you… — Pamela Paul Copy Share Image
'Seize the Story' takes readers all the way through the process of writing fiction, from beginning to end. Every element, from dialogue… — Victoria Hanley Copy Share Image
“However multilingual we may be as readers, we find ourselves faced with a fundamental, inescapable responsibility. We must understand that any book… — Michael Cunningham Copy Share Image
I don't know who made the first Aquaman joke. I'm sure it was comics readers; maybe we all did. But it's the… — Geoff Johns Copy Share Image
“I learned that there are books and there are readers; given even the worst of circumstances, they get together. In the privacy… — Elizabeth McCracken Copy Share Image
The kids who speak well, are articulate and intelligent, are all readers. — Richard Paul Evans Copy Share Image
I don't write to give joy to readers but to give them a conscience. — Pramoedya Ananta Toer Copy Share Image
