Reader Quotes

2239 quotes by 1386 authors

The headline is the most important element of an ad. It must offer a promise to the reader of a believable benefit. And it must… — Morris Hite
Poetry is the revelation of a feeling that the poet believes to be interior and personal which the reader recognizes as his own. — Salvatore Quasimodo
Aspiring to a souffle, he achieves a pancake at which the reader saws without much appetite. — John Leonard
I get to show the reader the essence of the book without giving anything away. — Mary Grandpre
Quite casually I wander into my plot, poke around with my characters for a while, then amble off, leaving no moral proved and no reader… — Thorne Smith
It is the job of the novelist to touch the reader. — Elizabeth George
Noting that Huckleberry Finn was originally both valued and reviled because it shows the reader that the accepted moral code and social hierarchy is not… — Robert Vaughan
I wonder if I ever thought of an ideal reader... I guess when I was in my 20s and in New York and maybe even… — Kenneth Koch
I wanted to show those characters discovering it is possible to find common ground, as they make their way through a plotline that I hope… — Joan D. Vinge
A system of education, which would not gratify this disposition in any party, is requisite, in order to obviate the difficulty, and the reader will… — Joseph Lancaster
For every SF reader of that period, Robert A. Heinlein was also a touchstone. — Walter Jon Williams
I was a big Nancy Drew reader. Nancy figures it out. Case closed. — Sarah Vowell
The ideal, it seems to me, is to show things happening and allow the reader to decide what they mean. — John M. Ford
The prime goal of an author is the same as a musician, which is to emotionally connect with the reader in some way or another. — Ken Hill
It is not the task of a reader to please her subjects. — Joyce Maynard
An experienced reader uses the poem as an agent of inquiry. This makes poetry very exciting, unstable, and interactive. — John Barton
Some readers allow their prejudices to blind them. A good reader knows how to disregard inappropriate responses. — John Barton
No poem is easily grasped; so why should any reader expect fast results? — John Barton
If poetry alters the way in which the reader views the world, then it has had its desired effect. — John Barton
A literary journal is intended to connect writer with reader; the role of the editor is to mediate. — John Barton

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