“A great poet gives words wings to fly in the reader's perceptual sky.” — Debasish Mridha Copy Share Image
Readers enjoy talking about books almost as much as they like reading. — Donalyn Miller Copy Share Image
“Tacitus did not write a most dangerous book. His readers made it so.” — Christopher K. Krebs Copy Share Image
Just as readers often turn into writers, novel-writers often become novel-reviewers. — Naomi Alderman Copy Share Image
“I will only start taking book reviews seriously from the day that books are able to review readers.” — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
Normally, I have a lot of alpha readers on my books. These are people that, once I finish a novel, I let… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
I've dealt with depression my entire life, on and off, which makes me the perfect author for teenage readers. — Laurie Halse Anderson Copy Share Image
“Are you imperfect, romantically irrational, ridiculously fearless, and utterly illogical? You're my ideal reader, friend, partner. I'm your fan.” — Brook Tesla Copy Share Image
Myths are part of our DNA. We're a civilisation with a continuous culture. The effort to modernize it keeps it alive. Readers… — Amish Tripathi Copy Share Image
I can only try to keep the characters interesting; it's up to the readers to decide whether they're still relevant. — Garry Trudeau Copy Share Image
I think you become a writer when you stop writing for yourself or your teachers and start thinking about readers. — Avi Copy Share Image
I have long felt that it is readers and viewers of conservative media who could benefit from a more balanced discussion of… — Joe Wilson Copy Share Image
Sometimes I have to compromise my views, but I never compromise on issues like the death penalty and the arm trade laws,… — Jonathan Shapiro Copy Share Image
I read a lot; I tried to understand the mechanisms that made the books I liked successful, and I went that route.… — Kevin Keck Copy Share Image
“Readers will easily recognize the cover of a book they've read, but in a cafe that man over there, is that...is that...well,… — Yann Martel Copy Share Image
The nicest notes I've received from readers are those that tell me I've gotten them back into reading for entertainment. For me,… — Jeff Abbott Copy Share Image
I've always said that my favorite aspect of online political writing is how interactive and collaborative it is with one's readers: that… — Glenn Greenwald Copy Share Image
“Readers are often fans of Authors, but I, myself, am a fan of readers. They are the ones who breathe life into… — Janae Mitchell Copy Share Image
I think people underestimate the romance audience. It's everything from career women to high school girls to elderly women. I have male… — Heather Graham Pozzessere 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
“And it’s great to have all these readers and fans who, for the most part, are very nice people, saying they love… — George R.R. Martin Copy Share Image
Some people ask why we don't just wait until we have the whole story before posting. The fact is that we sometimes… — Michael Arrington Copy Share Image
If you look at the history of how information flows, there was a time that newspapers were kind of in the place… — Eli Pariser Copy Share Image
I'm so very grateful to the readers who put down their hard-earned money to read what I write. They don't have to… — J.R. Ward Copy Share Image
“In your modesty you seem to consider that writers are of different blood and bone from yourselves; that they know more of… — Virginia Woolf Copy Share Image
I care a great deal about LGBT U.S. servicemen and women being able to serve openly and honestly. Since early in my… — Suzanne Brockmann Copy Share Image
In terms of characters I wish I had created - just because I haven't dealt with anything like them - I'm really… — Michael Koryta Copy Share Image
Those authors who would find many readers, must endeavour to please while they instruct. — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
“I propose that every person out of work be required to submit a book report before he or she gets his or… — Kurt Vonnegut Copy Share Image
My novels about medieval Wales were set in unexplored terrain; my readers did not know what lay around every bend in the… — Sharon Kay Penman Copy Share Image
Browse Amazon reviews, and you'll see a surprising number of readers who believe one novel can summarize a country, its culture, and… — Celeste Ng Copy Share Image
“I have had a lot of readers of my book tell me that they like it, but so far only two reviews… — Rollis Fontenot Jr Copy Share Image
If we declare ourselves, as readers, to be on the side of life, the question has to be asked what sort of… — Howard Jacobson Copy Share Image
The best thing about being a writer is it gives you readers who understand your deepest feelings and fears. — Katherine Paterson Copy Share Image
I love the fact that you collaborate with your readers when you write a book. — Robert Crais Copy Share Image
It's funny, because readers think they want the characters to be blissfully happy, but it makes it kind of boring for the… — L.A. Weatherly Copy Share Image