Attitude Quote by Anonymous

It is impossible to distrust one's writing without awakening a deeper distrust in oneself.

— Nicole Krauss

No writer, however popular, disdains a reader, however humble.

— Vera Caspary

“The reader is more important than the writer but the writer should never write just for the reader---authentic writing is a must yet, without…

— Alexander M. Zoltai

You have to be an extremely good reader to appreciate what a good writer is. There are some people who are completely insensitive to…

— Robert Caro

A piece of writing has to seduce the reader; it has to suspend disbelief and earn the reader's trust.

— Po Bronson

“A writer writes to a great extent to be read (let's admire those who say they don't, but not believe them).”

— Albert Camus

“Good writing tends to present evidence rather than judgments. When the evidence is well presented, the reader’s judgments will agree with those implicit in…

— John Ciardi

The most annoying and full- of- crap thing a writer says is, I write only for myself, I don't care if anyone reads it.…

— Harlan Coben

If a writer is so cautious that he never writes anything that cannot be criticized, he will never be able to write anything that…

— Thomas Merton

If the writer were more like a reader, he’d be a reader, not a writer. It’s as uncomplicated as that.

— Julian Barnes

Good writers have two things in common: they prefer to be understood rather than admired; and they do not write for knowing and over-acute…

— Friedrich Nietzsche

“No writer is a quiet reader, for their reading will speak of their writing.”

— Anthony Liccione