Reader Quotes

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It seems to me that readers sometimes make the genesis of a poem more mysterious than it is (by that I perhaps mean, think of… — James Schuyler
I do believe that a poem needs to remind the reader of his or her own humanity, of what they are, of what they're capable… — Charles Simic
The reason books get banned, but movies can do almost anything is because the novel is more powerful than a movie. The reader is part… — Carolyn Mackler
There are so many things hinted at that will be fun to reveal in depth. For years, fans have made it abundantly and enthusiastically clear… — James Dashner
Pace is crucial. Fine writing isn't enough. Writing students can be great at producing a single page of well-crafted prose; what they sometimes lack is… — Rose Tremain
Anyway, these books I love, theyâ€™re all books by menâ€”every last one of them. Because if itâ€™s unseemly and possibly dangerous for a man to… — Claire Messud
Readers and writers are united in their need for solitude, in their pursuit of substance in a time of ever-increasing evanescence: in their reach inward,… — Jonathan Franzen
Structure that really pays off is all based on emotion. I don't write down an elaborate plan. It's really done by feel. It's one area… — Graham Swift
Itâ€™s the whole cat and mouse game between the readers and writers that makes the web work. — Tim Berners-Lee
Itâ€™s as much a writerâ€™s concern, who is responsible to his readers for all the books written before him as well as those which will… — Ilya Ehrenburg
Ive gotten to know a number of readers from being online, and really treasure the time Ive spent with them. — Nora Roberts
In Land of Milk and Money, Anthony Barcellos mines rich family history to create a full-blooded tale that readers will find insightful, rewarding, and entertaining. — John Lescroart
My intention is not to replace one set of general rules by another such set: my intention is, rather, to convince the reader that all… — Paul Feyerabend
It can become an exercise in trying to get the reader to like and admire you instead of an exercise in creative art. — David Foster Wallace
William Armstrong is a great teacher. He speaks truthfullyabout the discipline required for learning, and about the pleasures oforder and system in acquiring knowledge. Any… — Jill Ker Conway
Donâ€™t try to visualize the great mass audience. There is no such audienceâ€”every reader is a different person. — William Zinsser
The secret of good writing is to strip every sentence to its cleanest components. Every word that serves no function, every long word that could… — William Zinsser
Most readers will be shocked by the clear record of history linking Adolf Hitler and the Roman Catholic Church in a conspiracy to exterminate the… — John Hagee
It is apparent at first glance that in The Double there is more creative talent and depth of thought than in Poor Folk. But meanwhile… — Vissarion Belinsky
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. A… — Harlan Coben

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