..books look as if they contain knowledge, while e-readers look as if they contain information. — Julian Barnes Copy Share Image
I am certain a great many believers and bible readers do believe in social justice. — Anne Rice Copy Share Image
I write adult fiction, but a good 40 to 50 per cent of my readers are teenagers. I love that if they… — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
Not to any really influential effect, but certainly there have been comments that have surprised me. It's surprising sometimes to get particular… — Chang-Rae Lee Copy Share Image
Some time all kinds of letters will be published to the ineffable delight of endless readers. — Alice B. Toklas Copy Share Image
Good writing never soothes or comforts. It is no prescription, neither is it diversionary, although it can and should enchant while it… — Joy Williams Copy Share Image
I try to write about real women, real people - in other words flawed characters. I find flawed characters much more interesting… — Emily Giffin Copy Share Image
Just like writers can have a lot of different styles, so can readers. It's hard to pigeonhole book buyers. — Kevin Sampsell Copy Share Image
Great readers, great listeners, and all have great work ethics. ... They work hard at what they do and they're devout to… — Andy Wilkinson Copy Share Image
Humor, for me, is really a gate of departure. Its a way of enticing a reader into a poem so that less… — Billy Collins Copy Share Image
They belong to their readers now, which is a great thing–because the books are more powerful in the hands of my readers… — John Green Copy Share Image
Designers provide ways into—and out of—the flood of words by breaking up text into pieces and offering shortcuts and alternate routes through… — Ellen Lupton Copy Share Image
Naturally, since I myself am a writer, I do not wish the ordinary reader to read no modern books. But if he… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The key of writing fiction isn't just to remove something that the reader or listener can easily imagine. It's not a matter… — Peter Turchi Copy Share Image
I often think I can see it in myself and in other young writers, this desperate desire to please coupled with a… — David Foster Wallace Copy Share Image
…when writing, always hook the reader with your first sentence…in love, never settle…value yourself first and this will help you to value… — Spider Robinson Copy Share Image
Time passes, as the novelist says. The single most useful trick of fiction for our repair and refreshment: the defeat of time.… — Richard Powers Copy Share Image
What a writer brought to a book didn't matter as much as what the reader contributed. — Lisa Morton Copy Share Image
Students will read if we give them the books, the time, and the enthusiastic encouragement to do so. If we make them… — Donalyn Miller Copy Share Image
When I put magic into a book - whether it's a wizard or a crusty old werewolf - I'm asking a reader… — Patricia Briggs Copy Share Image
To me, the solidarity of readers is far more important than the solidarity of writers, particularly since readers in fact find ways… — Aleksandar Hemon Copy Share Image
You become a reader by reading the literature, not by reading the handbooks about it. — Aidan Chambers Copy Share Image
I feel free and strong. If I were not a reader of books I could not feel this way. Whatever may happen… — Walter Tevis Copy Share Image
When you write an essay, of course you're going to get pushback, but you're going to be allowed to make your case… — George Saunders Copy Share Image
My greatest wish is that a certain way of looking at the world, a way I show in all of my books,… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
