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title: "2 Reader Goal Quotes by 2 authors"
description: "Browse 2 Reader Goal quotes by 2 authors. Discover the best Reader Goal sayings and thoughts."
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> [“I think of writing as a partnership with the reader. My goal is to feed their imagination, but only partially. If you give them everything, you limit their ability. It’s borderline insulting. The key with description is to give the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-j-pierce/i-think-of-writing-as-a-partnership-with-the-reader-my-goal-is-to/)

[S.J. Pierce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-j-pierce/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/56a/s-j-pierce-72174_books_i-think-of-writing-as-a-partnership-with_1288697.jpg)

> [“While the goal of a book is to create a positive emotional experience for the reader, the goal of the opening is to set the stage, to pull the reader in.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/darynda-jones/while-the-goal-of-a-book-is-to-create-a-positive-emotional-experience/)

[Darynda Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/darynda-jones/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce4/darynda-jones-474_book_while-the-goal-of-a-book-is-to-create-a_2032535.png)

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