I think that in a lot of readers' minds the essay is a lot more utilitarian than it is art. — John D'Agata Copy Share Image
ELEGY, n. A composition in verse, in which, without employing any of the methods of humor, the writer aims to produce in… — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
Few things leave a deeper mark on the reader, than the first book that finds its way to his heart. — Carlos Ruiz Zafon Copy Share Image
When book and reader's furrowed brow meet, it isn't always the book that's stupid. — William H. Gass Copy Share Image
“I can’t go as far as Barthes in killing off the author, but I’m with him on the importance of the reader.… — Thomas C. Foster Copy Share Image
Two kinds of reading can be distinguished. I call them reading like a reader and reading like a writer ... when you… — Frank Smith Copy Share Image
I just want to write books or give talks which, if I were in the audience or I were the reader, I… — Marianne Williamson Copy Share Image
January 8 has been a lucky day for me. I have started all my books on that day, and all of them… — Isabel Allende Copy Share Image
An editor is like a professional reader, and as I became a better reader, I also became a better writer. — Karen Thompson Walker Copy Share Image
I allude to Back to the Future in the 1985 story to let folks know it was an inspiration and because it… — Kiese Laymon Copy Share Image
“Because at night when others are sleeping, I drown myself in poetry.” — Kamand Kojouri Copy Share Image
We all become different readers in how we respond to books, why we need them, what we take from them. We become… — Amy Tan Copy Share Image
One of the many things that surprised me about 'Wool' is how many of its fans don't consider themselves science fiction readers. — Hugh Howey Copy Share Image
While cities are distinguished by their architecture and physical appearance, Bell and de-Shalit make a compelling case that many major world cities--and… — Witold Rybczynski Copy Share Image
The ideal reader of my novels is a lapsed Catholic and failed musician, short-sighted, colour-blind, auditorily biased, who has read the books… — Anthony Burgess Copy Share Image
As a lifelong romance reader, it's always satisfying to get to talk to other romance readers! — Melissa Marr Copy Share Image
I have always believed that poems beg to be read aloud, even if the reader is in a world all her own. — J. Patrick Lewis Copy Share Image
I write for myself and strangers. The strangers, dear Readers, are an afterthought. — Gertrude Stein Copy Share Image
What fiction offers us is an intimacy shorn of the messy contingencies of human existence - gender, race, class or age. Those… — Will Self Copy Share Image
I like to hear from my readers, and I like to feel like I'm part of a bigger community of readers and… — Maggie Stiefvater Copy Share Image
One of the great things about writing a series is that with each book, the novel is meant to stand alone on… — Linda Fairstein Copy Share Image
And the truth is that if a writer is successful, you gain readers. It benefits all the writers. It's important for all… — Isabel Allende Copy Share Image
The contract between the author and the reader is a game. And the game . . . is one of the greatest… — Carlos Fuentes Copy Share Image
