Who knows why some words ignite the hearts of some readers while others are like wet matches that won't light. — Phil Cousineau Copy Share Image
I've come to accept who my readers turn out to be, rather than having some sort of demographic target. — Simon Winchester Copy Share Image
As a writer, I have readers who will have a range of political views. I don't think they look to me for… — Alexander McCall Smith Copy Share Image
“Readers are of two sorts: one who goes carefully through a book, and the other who as carefully lets the book go… — Douglas Jerrold Copy Share Image
“The most exciting part of writing a novel is when the characters take control of the story” — Brandt Legg Copy Share Image
I've lived on royalties all my life. It is the readers who have supported me. — Ba Jin Copy Share Image
There's an obvious marketing component to doing something digitally where you're reaching out to new readers that you can't do in the… — Jim Lee Copy Share Image
If books could have more, give more, be more, show more, they would still need readers who bring to them sound and… — Gary Paulsen Copy Share Image
“A writer writes knowing that nothing else will elicit the same kind of satisfaction and personal triumph as molding the written word… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Readers may be divided into three classes - the superficial, the ignorant, and the learned, and I have with much felicity fitted… — Jonathan Swift Copy Share Image
I cook a little bit. I make a Hungarian dish called chicken paprikash that's out of this world. I'll give a heads-up… — Adam Carolla Copy Share Image
My readers are surprisingly mixed. I have conservative readers - for instance, women with headscarves - but also many liberal, leftist, feminist,… — Elif Safak Copy Share Image
I was one of the first authors to have an active website. I'm totally obsessed with technology. I'm always looking for ways… — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
With its vastly complicated plot and its immense cast of characters swirling around the case of Jarndyce vs. Jarndyce that has been… — Robert Gottlieb Copy Share Image
These people are real to me, and situations keep coming up where their emergence feels natural. It's like meeting old friends. I… — Jonathan Kellerman Copy Share Image
Don't write your books for people who won't like them. Give yourself wholly to the kind of book you want to write,… — Paul Harding Copy Share Image
For a variety of reasons, my books struck the marketplace like a thunderclap; and one of those reasons was that there were… — Stephen R. Donaldson Copy Share Image
“She still loves the feel of a new book. While she appreciates the convenience of those thin, slick e-readers, they don't give… — Lisa Genova Copy Share Image
“Despite all of my moaning and groaning about the romantic disasters that continued to befall me, I knew if I were ever… — Joyce Elbert Copy Share Image
“Thanks for being the kind of person who likes to pick up a book. That's a genuinely great thing. I met a… — Max Barry Copy Share Image
“When you write it, don't write it in the manner of a spooky story. Don't try to give an explanation. Just say… — David Mitchell Copy Share Image
With the advancement in e-reading technology, I was curious if it were possible for readers to be able to hear the actual… — Colleen Hoover Copy Share Image
Thank you to the readers of the 'Huffington Post' for voting me the 'Hottest Freshman' of the 111th Congress. It's about time… — Aaron Schock Copy Share Image
My readers and my audiences have turned into my followers. They are more than interested in what I have to say in… — Jeffrey Gitomer Copy Share Image
I have a lot of teenage readers and readers in their early twenties. My writing style appeals to them. And if they… — Julia Quinn Copy Share Image
All writers know how important a good title is. It's the first thing readers see, along with a knock-your-socks-off cover - a… — Caroline Leavitt Copy Share Image
I trust, that your readers will not construe my words to mean, that I would not have gone to a 3 o'clock… — Gerrit Smith Copy Share Image
Few writers in history have ever been 'politically correct' (a notion that rapidly changes in any case), and there's no reason to… — Edmund White Copy Share Image
“The power of readers lies not in their ability to gather information, in their ordering and cataloguing capability, but in their gift… — Alberto Manguel Copy Share Image
Generally my favorite remarks always come from my readers. I've had people say my books made them laugh, or cry, or that… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
We are all writers and readers as well as communicators with the need at times to please and satisfy ourselves with the… — Roger Angell Copy Share Image
'The Truth About Lorin Jones' will undoubtedly shock and offend as many readers as it will amuse, since it dares to make… — Edmund White Copy Share Image
My readers - and I get 400 emails for a day, my readers normally they say, well, you understand me, and I… — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
I think instead writers and publishers and readers need to go to the places where people are, and make the argument that… — John Green Copy Share Image
I think the press has an interest in communicating to its viewers or readers, and their viewers or readers drive profit for… — Mark McKinnon Copy Share Image
When I write a story, I have no idea what I'm doing. All I know is that I want to share something… — Etgar Keret Copy Share Image
While I strongly encourage my readers to take advantage of the Internet and social networking platforms to gain a greater understanding of… — Alexa Von Tobel Copy Share Image
I was very fortunate that my first novel captivated the imaginations of so many readers who asked for a sequel. After that,… — Jennifer Chiaverini Copy Share Image
“Finally, I'd like to thank my readers for staying with me all these years. I especially want to thank the ones who… — Lisa Lutz Copy Share Image
Many people, especially young people, would like to be more independent and on their own. But it is very difficult and they… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
