The young readers I have interacted with carry old concerns repackaged in the skin of a new generation: puzzlement over continuous national… — Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor Copy Share Image
The high-ceilinged rooms, the little balconies, alcoves, nooks and angles all suggest sanctuary, escape, creature comfort. The reader, the scholar, the browser,… — David McCord Copy Share Image
Articles themselves are condensed to narrow columns of text across 5, 6, 7 pages, and ads that are really distracting for the… — Mike McCue Copy Share Image
The only story that seems worth writing is a cry, a shot, a scream. A story should break the reader's heart. — Susan Sontag Copy Share Image
I am not sure how a novel changes the world. I think it alters a reader's perspective by asking him or her… — Edan Lepucki Copy Share Image
You know, my problem with most screenwriting is it is a blueprint. It's like they're afraid to write the damn thing. And… — Quentin Tarantino Copy Share Image
One of the most important elements of my identity is my identity as a reader. I love to read - really, if… — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
Heaven knows what pains the author has been at, what bitter experience he has endured and what heartache suffered, to give some… — W. Somerset Maugham Copy Share Image
“The hours tick by as I lie in bed. Memories keep surfacing, tormenting me into unbelievable sadness. I can't bring myself to… — Ashley Earley Copy Share Image
I plot as I go. Many novelists write an outline that has almost as many pages as their ultimate book. Others knock… — Clive Cussler Copy Share Image
Reflecting on these complex relationships between reader and story, fiction and life, can constitute a form of therapy against the sleep of… — Umberto Eco Copy Share Image
I think the Hulk has always appealed very strongly to much younger readers than Spider-Man, because Spider-Man is an adolescent character, and… — Kurt Busiek Copy Share Image
As a reader, coming to my reading as a writer immersed in fairytales, I cant help but notice in so many stories,… — Kate Bernheimer Copy Share Image
“I’m so glad to hear you are a reader, and you found these books to help you work through things on your… — Paula Gruben Copy Share Image
Writing is linear and sequential; Sentence B must follow Sentence A, and Sentence C must follow Sentence B, and eventually you get… — William Zinsser Copy Share Image
A cop told me, a long time ago, that there’s no substitute for knowing what you’re doing. Most of us scribblers do… — George V. Higgins Copy Share Image
