Arthur Quote by Ashwin Sanghi

The only books I give up on are texts where the writer's attention is concentrated so heavily on narrative questions that his or her…

— Anthony Doerr

There are books full of great writing that don't have very good stories. Read sometimes for the story... don't be like the book-snobs who…

— Stephen King

A novel can educate to some extent, but first a novel has to entertain. That's the contract with the reader: you give me ten…

— Barbara Kingsolver

One thing that writers have in common is that they are readers first. They have read lots and lots of stuff, because they're just…

— Terry Pratchett

Writers are storytellers. So are readers.

— Oliver North

I am really into how words sound out loud, so I was always the kid who would, like, read the page of the book…

— Lorde

The reader has to be creative when he's reading. He has to try to make the thing alive. A good reader has to do…

— Nathalie Sarraute

A lot of writers write for an audience that's going to understand them.

— Torrey Peters

A good reader is nearly as rare as a good writer. People bring their prejudices, whether friendly or adverse. They are lamp and spectacles,…

— Robert Aris Willmott

You can recognize in your own reading habits what writers are doing that works and what doesn't. I'm becoming much more aware of that…

— Dan Chaon

Reading asks that you bring your whole life experience and your ability to decode the written word and your creative imagination to the page…

— Katherine Paterson

I read my books out loud to myself because of the demands of the story and demands of language.

— Kate DiCamillo