---
title: "2 Readers Hear Quotes by 2 authors"
description: "Browse 2 Readers Hear quotes by 2 authors. Discover the best Readers Hear sayings and thoughts."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/323/james-laughlin-25051_country_i-often-feel-i-m-working-in-a-vacuum-or_186588.jpg"
---

> [I often feel I'm working in a vacuum, or in a country where few readers hear the sounds.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-laughlin/i-often-feel-i-m-working-in-a-vacuum-or-in-a-country-where-few/)

[James Laughlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-laughlin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/323/james-laughlin-25051_country_i-often-feel-i-m-working-in-a-vacuum-or_186588.jpg)

> [Reading is performance. The reader--the child under the blanket with a flashlight, the woman at the kitchen table, the man at the library desk--performs the work. The performance is silent. The readers hear the sounds of the words and the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ursula-k-le-guin/reading-is-performance-the-reader-the-child-under-the-blanket-with-a/)

[Ursula K. Le Guin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ursula-k-le-guin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/360/ursula-k-le-guin-138_beats_reading-is-performance-the-reader-the-ch_518545.jpg)

```json
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@graph": [
        {
            "@type": "ItemList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/readers-hear/#itemlist",
            "name": "Readers Hear Quotes",
            "numberOfItems": 2,
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "I often feel I'm working in a vacuum, or in a country where few readers hear the sounds.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "James Laughlin"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-laughlin/i-often-feel-i-m-working-in-a-vacuum-or-in-a-country-where-few/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/323/james-laughlin-25051_country_i-often-feel-i-m-working-in-a-vacuum-or_186588.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/323/james-laughlin-25051_country_i-often-feel-i-m-working-in-a-vacuum-or_186588.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/323/james-laughlin-25051_country_i-often-feel-i-m-working-in-a-vacuum-or_186588.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“I often feel I'm working in a vacuum, or in a country where few readers hear the sounds.” — James Laughlin",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "Reading is performance. The reader--the child under the blanket with a flashlight, the woman at the kitchen table, the man at the library desk--performs the work. The performance is silent. The readers hear the sounds of the words and the beat of the sentences only in their inner ear. Silent drummers on noiseless drums. An amazing performance in an amazing theater.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Ursula K. Le Guin"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ursula-k-le-guin/reading-is-performance-the-reader-the-child-under-the-blanket-with-a/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/360/ursula-k-le-guin-138_beats_reading-is-performance-the-reader-the-ch_518545.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/360/ursula-k-le-guin-138_beats_reading-is-performance-the-reader-the-ch_518545.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/360/ursula-k-le-guin-138_beats_reading-is-performance-the-reader-the-ch_518545.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Reading is performance. The reader--the child under the blanket with a flashlight, the woman at the kitchen…” — Ursula K. Le Guin",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "CollectionPage",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/readers-hear/#webpage",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/readers-hear/",
            "name": "Readers Hear Quotes",
            "isPartOf": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website"
            },
            "mainEntity": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/readers-hear/#itemlist"
            },
            "primaryImageOfPage": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/323/james-laughlin-25051_country_i-often-feel-i-m-working-in-a-vacuum-or_186588.jpg"
            },
            "description": "Browse 2 Readers Hear quotes by 2 authors. Discover the best Readers Hear sayings and thoughts.",
            "breadcrumb": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/readers-hear/#breadcrumb"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/readers-hear/#breadcrumb",
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "name": "Home",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "name": "Quotes",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "name": "Topics",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/categories/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "name": "Readers Hear Quotes",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/readers-hear/"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "WebSite",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "publisher": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "Organization",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "logo": {
                "@type": "ImageObject",
                "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png",
                "width": 512,
                "height": 512
            }
        }
    ]
}
```