Reader Quotes

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The history of those who shed those other tears, the history of those anonymous millions, is what Terkel wants readers and listeners to come away… — Studs Terkel
After all, the world is not a stage-not to me: nor a theatre: nor a show-house of any sort. And art, especially novels, are not… — D. H. Lawrence
Reading, therefore, is a co-production between writer and reader. The simplicity of this tool is astounding. So little, yet out of it whole worlds, eras,… — Ben Okri
I know that some readers think (The High King) should have ended differently. I cried for three days afterwards. — Lloyd Alexander
The meaning of a work is not what the author had in mind at some point, nor is it simply a property of the text… — Jonathan Culler
Those were the days in this country where H. G. Wells, Bernard Shaw and Conan Doyle could have influence, and thats gone, thats true. But… — Julian Barnes
Sometimes I think my whole professional life has been based on this hunch I had, early on, that many people feel just as muddled as… — Zadie Smith
The reason why we want to remember an image varies: because we simply 'love it,' or dislike it so intensely that it becomes compulsive, or… — Minor White
The space between the young readerâ€™s eyeballs and the printed page is a holy place and officialdom should trample all over it at their peril.â€™ — Terry Pratchett
I want to be remembered most as a writer - one who entertained readers, and, hopefully, stretched their imagination as well. — Arthur C. Clarke
There must be a magnificent disregard of your reader, for if he cannot follow you, there is nothing you can do about it. — Dorothy Parker
In any event, it's not exactly a secret to regular readers what my views on the war are — Garry Trudeau
As writers become more numerous, it is natural for readers to become more indolent; whence must necessarily arise a desire of attaining knowledge with the… — Oliver Goldsmith
Art is a gift: you create and then you give away. How readers receive that gift is their business. If they hate it, thatâ€™s their… — Yann Martel
I had wanted simply to convey to the reader by way of concrete example that life holds a potential meaning under any conditions, even the… — Viktor E. Frankl
The danger that may really threaten (crime fiction) is that soon there will be more writers than readers — Jacques Barzun
The aim of the poet is to inform or delight, or to combine together, in what he says, both pleasure and applicability to life. In… — Horace
The particular aspect of history which both attracts and benefits its readers is the examination of causes and the capacity, which is the reward of… — Polybius
By and large, the critics and readers gave me an affirmed sense of my identity as a writer. You might know this within yourself, but… — Ralph Ellison
Writers build castles in the air, the reader lives inside, and the publisher inns the rent. — Maxim Gorky

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