Reader Quotes

2239 quotes by 1386 authors

To be misunderstood can be the writer's punishment for having disturbed the reader's peace. The greater the disturbance, the greater the possibility of misunderstanding. — Anatole Broyard
All literature consists of whatever the writer thinks is cool. The reader will like the book to the degree that he agrees with the writer… — Steven Brust
Anyone who tries to write a memoir needs to keep in mind that what's interesting to you isn't necessarily interesting to a reader. — Mitch Albom
One must be a wise reader to quote wisely and well. — Amos Bronson Alcott
Gentle reader, the Fountain of Youth is radioactive, and those who imbibe its poisonous heavy waters will suffer the hideous fate of decaying metal. Yet… — William S. Burroughs
There is a certain aesthetic pleasure in trying to imagine the unimaginable and failing, if you are a reader. — A. S. Byatt
I am not a good cue card reader. — Adam Carolla
No, I had not read any other comedian's book. Not that I don't enjoy other comedians; I'm just not a reader. — Adam Carolla
Most people like to read about intrigue and spies. I hope to provide a metaphor for the average reader's daily life. Most of us live… — John le Carre
Novelists are not equipped to make a movie, in my opinion. They make their own movie when they write: they're casting, they're dressing the scene,… — John le Carre
The reader of these Memoirs will discover that I never had any fixed aim before my eyes, and that my system, if it can be… — Giacomo Casanova
I can't write without a reader. It's precisely like a kiss - you can't do it alone. — John Cheever
For me the end of a book is just as exciting as it is for a reader. — Lee Child
I'd been a thriller reader all my life. — Lee Child
So long as readers keep reading and my publishers keep publishing, I plan to keep on writing. I'd have to be an idiot to be… — Lee Child
I wanted readers to be genuinely unsure as to whether she's telling the truth or lying. It meant making her partly sympathetic, and partly unsympathetic,… — Lee Child
One rainy Sunday when I was in the third grade, I picked up a book to look at the pictures and discovered that even though… — Beverly Cleary
I was a great reader of fairy tales. I tried to read the entire fairy tale section of the library. — Beverly Cleary
I have more freedom when I write fiction, but my memoirs have had a much stronger impact on my readers. Somehow the 'message,' even if… — Isabel Allende
I've never chased the dollar, I've always chased the reader's heart. I love having more readers. The more people who read it, the more thrilled… — Harlan Coben

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