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title: "3 Reader Enters Quotes by 3 authors"
description: "Browse 3 Reader Enters quotes by 3 authors. Discover the best Reader Enters sayings and thoughts."
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> [There's an unwritten compact between you and the reader. If someone enters a bookstore and sets down hard earned money (energy) for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-herbert/there-s-an-unwritten-compact-between-you-and-the-reader-if-someone/)

[Frank Herbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-herbert/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f1e/frank-herbert-262_book_there-s-an-unwritten-compact-between-you_760703.jpg)

> [Now I began to understand art as a kind of black box the reader enters. He enters in one state of mind…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-saunders/now-i-began-to-understand-art-as-a-kind-of-black-box-the-reader/)

[George Saunders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-saunders/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/11a/george-saunders-317_art_now-i-began-to-understand-art-as-a-kind_899082.jpg)

> [If the reader enters a kind of immersive experience reading a book, then I have to enter a kind of immersive state…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-vandermeer/if-the-reader-enters-a-kind-of-immersive-experience-reading-a-book/)

[Jeff VanderMeer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-vandermeer/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/55b/jeff-vandermeer-1366_best-work_if-the-reader-enters-a-kind-of-immersive_1787957.png)

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