Reader Quotes · Page 32

Even if I only had 10 readers, I'd rather do the book for them than for a million readers online.

— Daniel Clowes

“Henry was inclined to drift towards books as keenly as a duck paddles for bread crusts.”

— Kevin Ansbro

Good writing is difficult no matter what the reader's age-and children deserve the best.

— Aaron Shepard

“A reader lives a thousand lives before they die... One who never reads... only lives ONE”

— Aiah Radwan

Perhaps because technology so dominates our existence, more and more it seems that the young reader is captivated by fantasy.

— Anita Nair

One of my goals is to allow readers to see my characters and the world they inhabit as vividly as possible.

— Ron Rash

Never write anything that does not give you great pleasure. Emotion is easily transferred from the writer to the reader.

— Joseph Joubert

The act of reading is a partnership. The author builds a house, but the reader makes it a home.

— Anonymous

The fact of the matter is I always have a really high sense of responsibility to the reader, whether it's a few…

— Elizabeth Strout

There's a double standard between writers and readers. Readers can be unfaithful to writers anytime they like, but writers must never ever…

— Peter Schjeldahl

I'm very conscious of the fact that every line should have a cadence to it. It should contribute to the progress of…

— Billy Collins

With engaging prose, Engelman takes readers on a delightful journey?that both entertains and educates ? of modern civilization and women's central role…

— Geeta Rao Gupta

At the core, I try to write characters who are real people with real insecurities, fears, hopes, and dreams, which is why…

— Ally Carter

And so, when I was a young writer I always worked hard on imagery, and I knew that the roots of imagery…

— Adriana Trigiani

I grew up as a reader as well as a movie-lover, so many of the novelists I admired - and so many…

— Curtis Hanson

A single glance at the map will make the reader acquainted with the position of the eastern coast of the island of…

— James F. Cooper

A good book deserves an active reading. The activity of reading does not stop with the work of understanding what a book…

— Anonymous

“They say no one reads anymore, but I find that's not the case. Prisoners read. I guess they're not given much access…

— Rivka Galchen

In the broadest possible sense, writing well means to communicate clearly and interestingly and in a way that feels alive to the…

— David Foster Wallace

If I were to offer any advice to young writers, it would be this: be discriminating and be discerning about the work…

— Barry Lopez

That I can read and be happy while I am reading, is a great blessing. Could I have remembered, as some men…

— Anthony Trollope

Two things, Christian reader, particularly excite the will of man to good. A principle of justice is one, the other the profit…

— Louis of Granada

I tend to believe that computers are drawing kids -- and adults -- away from reading purely because they provide an alternative,…

— Tim Lebbon

The reader reads aloud, with a sing-song up … then down … then down again cadence. My mood shifts from merely reluctant…

— Gabrielle Hamilton

“The e-reader certainly sorts out the sheep from the goats, and divides those who need to read from those who like to…

— Margaret Drabble

“What's a horizon?' Lazlo asked, straight-faced. 'Is it like the end of an aisle of books?”

— Laini Taylor

Few things leave a deeper mark on the reader, than the first book that finds its way to his heart.

— Carlos Ruiz Zafon

I discovered that if you find the language to talk to younger readers, children can accept anything.

— Salman Rushdie

Even now I try to make each page compelling for the readers to get absorbed in the book.

— Chetan Bhagat

The art and passion of reading well and deeply is waning, but [Jane] Austen still inspires people to become fanatical readers.

— Harold Bloom

Let the reader find that he cannot afford to omit any line of your writing because you you have omitted every word…

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

I want to write books that can be read a hundred years from now, and readers wouldn't be bogged down by irrelevant…

— Jonathan Lethem

The easiest way for readers to connect with characters and feel sympathy is to make the character entertaining, sympathetic and likeable.

— Randa Abdel-Fattah

For me, fiction's great gift - to writer and reader, alike - is freedom.

— Norman Lock

I would encourage you as a screenwriter to trust your story and don't make notes for the actors or don't make notes…

— Ewan McGregor

In a highly competitive newspaper market, every editor needs to appeal to female readers to boost their circulation.

— Rebekah Brooks

The reader became the book; and summer night Was like the conscious being of the book.

— Wallace Stevens

Well, for people who want to write best sellers, the best advice I can give is to say that the novel has…

— Ken Follett

My favorite reader is one that revisits books and gets something new out of them each time.

— Jacqueline Woodson

I seem to have very few casual readers, only passionate and appreciative ones.

— Mitch Albom