My agent pointed out one day that I had been quoted by a columnist in some American newspaper, and he noted with… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
A portable friend to all readers-especia lly but not only women-who need to learn that the Golden Rule works only if it's… — Gloria Steinem Copy Share Image
Reading and writing, like everything else, improve with practice. And, of course, if there are no young readers and writers, there will… — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
A story was a form of telepathy. By means of inking symbols onto a page, she was able to send thoughts and… — Ian Mcewan Copy Share Image
I have been a reader of Science Fiction and Fantasy for a long time, since I was 11 or 12 I think,… — Jean M. Auel Copy Share Image
The world that is a book is devoured bya reader who is a letter in the world's text; thus a circular metaphor… — Alberto Manguel Copy Share Image
Facts we would always place before our readers, whether they are palatable or not, and it is by placing them constantly before… — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
Both my mum and dad were great readers, and we would go every Saturday morning to the library, and my sister and… — Geraldine Brooks Copy Share Image
A book is maybe about 350 pages, and the prose allows for readers to get a glimpse into the internal lives of… — Nicholas Sparks Copy Share Image
A poet articulating the dreads and horrors of our time is necessary in order to make readers understand what is happening, really… — Denise Levertov Copy Share Image
I know "accessibility" is a term that's kind of thrown around wantonly today, especially with talking about visual media. But I think… — Nate Powell Copy Share Image
I remember how surprised I was when my first novel was about to be published and I was informed that I could… — Jane Rule Copy Share Image
I would give them (aspiring writers) the oldest advice in the craft: Read and write. Read a lot. Read new authors and… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
What writers of fantasy, science fiction, and much historical fiction do for a living is different from what writers of so-called literary… — Neal Stephenson Copy Share Image
In a sense I am able to interrogate myself, address myself from that slight distance and enter a kind of dialogical relationship… — Paul Auster Copy Share Image
The expansion I have in mind isn't the same as distortion. Of course, there are those who say their views represent Reformed… — Oliver D. Crisp Copy Share Image
The best books come from someplace deep inside… Become emotionally involved. If you don't care about your characters, your readers won't either. — Judy Blume Copy Share Image
I wonder if I ever thought of an ideal reader... I guess when I was in my 20s and in New York… — Kenneth Koch Copy Share Image
The very concept of history implies the scholar and the reader. Without a generation of civilized people to study history, to preserve… — George F. Kennan Copy Share Image
I do not allow fan-fiction. The characters are copyrighted. It upsets me terribly to even think about fan-fiction with my characters. I… — Anne Rice Copy Share Image
I hope you liked them, Reader; that they did for you what any good story should do--make you forget the real stuff… — Stephen King Copy Share Image
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O Reader! hast thou eer stood to see The Holly-tree? The eye that contemplates it well perceies Its glossy leaes Ordered by… — Robert Southey Copy Share Image
A discursive student is almost certain to fall into bad company. Ten minutes with a French novel or a German rationalist have… — Robert Aris Willmott Copy Share Image
The true function of art is to criticize, embellish and edit nature… the artist is a sort of impassioned proof-reader, blue penciling… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
It is absurd to think that the only way to tell if a poem is lasting is to wait and see if… — Robert Frost Copy Share Image
Good writing is clear. Talented writing is energetic. Good writing avoids errors. Talented writing makes things happen in the reader's mind---vividly, forcefully... — Samuel R. Delany Copy Share Image
Yes, I, well, when I write, as often as I can, I try to write as if I'm talking to people. It… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
readable text and authority so that readers know how to spend - no matter how much information there is, I have the… — David Gelernter Copy Share Image
I'm 52 years old, which means I'm of an age where my reading habits are more or less set. I read plenty… — Michael Wilbon Copy Share Image
Too much nicety of detail disgusts the greatest part of readers, and to throw a multitude of particulars under general heads, and… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
In The Touch, the love scenes are the same as they were in The Thorn Birds or anything else Ive ever written.… — Colleen McCullough Copy Share Image
'Drown' was always a hybrid book. It's connected stories - partially a story collection but partially a novel. I always wanted the… — Junot Diaz Copy Share Image
Poets, on the face of it, have either got to be easier or to write their own notes; readers have either got… — William Empson Copy Share Image
Imagine! It is the real power of a book--not what is on the page, but what happens when a reader takes the… — Matthew Pearl Copy Share Image
The Sookie Stackhouse novels were selling well before the TV show, but the TV show led to a lot more exposure and… — Charlaine Harris Copy Share Image
I don't have a great eye for detail. I leave blanks in all of my stories. I leave out all detail, which… — Garrison Keillor Copy Share Image
People want to download publications quickly and read them without cruft. Publications that started in print carry too much baggage and usually… — Marco Arment Copy Share Image
One of the interesting things about YA books - I don't know about Percy Jackson, but I do know about 'Twilight' and… — James Patterson Copy Share Image
My mother often mailed me articles from 'Reader's Digest' about advances in DNA chemistry. No matter how I tried to explain it… — Kary Mullis Copy Share Image