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The worst kind of novel is one that blames other people for the racial problem in order to make the reader feel… — George Pelecanos Copy Share Image
I've never worried about 'the reader' because there isn't one. There are thousands, and they all have strong opinions, from 'Magician' was… — Raymond E. Feist Copy Share Image
When you write from the heart, you not only light the dark path of your readers, you light your own way as… — Marjorie Holmes Copy Share Image
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It’s not in the book or in the writer that readers discern the truth of what they read; they see it in… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
So the writer who breeds more words than he needs, is making a chore for the reader who reads. — Dr. Seuss Copy Share Image
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What a person loves at 20 may seem stupid at 35. That doesn't mean the book was stupid, it means that the… — Carl Deuker Copy Share Image
Jerome Daley reminds us of the beauty, presence, and purpose of God in the waiting period, and that God is just as… — Che Ahn Copy Share Image