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title: "1 Reader Goal Quotes By S.J. Pierce"
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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

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## More by S.J. Pierce

> [“I sat frozen, but I could feel my doubt and uncertainty melting away. Maybe that was why I could never bring myself to hate…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-j-pierce/i-sat-frozen-but-i-could-feel-my-doubt-and-uncertainty-melting-away/)

S.J. Pierce

> [“I think of writing as a partnership with the reader. My goal is to feed their imagination, but only partially. If you give them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-j-pierce/i-think-of-writing-as-a-partnership-with-the-reader-my-goal-is-to/)

S.J. Pierce

> [“Fiction is a vehicle to escapism. But fantasy, in my opinion, is escapism in its most vibrant and enchanting form.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-j-pierce/fiction-is-a-vehicle-to-escapism-but-fantasy-in-my-opinion-is/)

S.J. Pierce

> [“One breath. One simple precious breath. It's something you don't think about until there's a possibility that there might not be another.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-j-pierce/one-breath-one-simple-precious-breath-it-s-something-you-don-t-think/)

S.J. Pierce

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