Reader Quotes

2239 quotes by 1386 authors

While cities are distinguished by their architecture and physical appearance, Bell and de-Shalit make a compelling case that many major world cities--and their inhabitants--also express… — Witold Rybczynski
Exploring Ecclesiology is true to its subtitle, being both vibrantly evangelical and admirably ecumenical; it is commendable for its depth, breadth, and erudition. Harper and… — Carl E. Olson
Pulitzer's Gold is a goldmine of inspiration for both journalists and non-journalists. Those in the newspaper business, who now find themselves obsessing about staff cutbacks… — Jeffrey Zaslow
Wright and Cowen, who have separately written important scholarly works on the financial history of the early republic, here repackage their research for readers of… — David Liss
Readers will stand up and cheer for Karen Fox's Prince of Charming! Finally, a heroine who's a real woman. Finally, a hero who knows what… — Maggie Shayne
Many readers simply can't stomach fantasy. They immediately picture elves with broadswords or mighty-thewed barbarians with battle axes, seeking the bejeweled Coronet of Obeisance ...… — Michael Dirda
Once we know the plot and its surprises, we can appreciate a book's artistry without the usual confusion and sap flow of emotion, content to… — Michael Dirda
Literature for meâ€¦ tries to heal the harm done by stories. (How much harm? Most of the atrocities of history have been created by stories,… — Geoff Ryman
How often I have tried to tell writing students that the first thing a writer must do is love the reader and wish the reader… — Ellen Gilchrist
Interest is never enough. If it doesn't haunt you, you'll never write it well. What haunts and obsesses you may, with luck and labour, interest… — Steven Heighton
Victoria Roberts spins an exciting Highland tale of intrigue, betrayal, and love with a braw Highland hero and strong English heroine any reader will love. — Hannah Howell
Lansens is a willing storyteller.... As a writer, she desires a particular kind of reader, one who wants above all to be transported--who might sit… — Noah Richler
Finally, I owe a debt to all the writers who've worked in the Star Wars universe to date - and to the millions of readers… — John Jackson Miller
Reading is, at its best, not an escape; it is genuine experience. A novel is not a monologue, but a conversation, a collaboration between writer… — Jonathan Evison
When my father first took me to Ennis Library I went down among the shelves and felt company, not only the company of writers, but… — Niall Williams
What a writer brought to a book didn't matter as much as what the reader contributed. — Lisa Morton
Mad, malevolent, and incantatory, The Orphan Palace reads like the hagridden fever dream of one who has not only stared the Abyss in Its black… — Robin Spriggs
Books are something social - a writer speaking to a reader - so I think making the reading of a book the center of a… — Yann Martel
The fact must never be forgotten that no magazine publisher in the United States could give what it is giving to the reader each month… — Edward Bok
Al Bernstein has seen cable television sports grow up. In 30 Years/30 Undeniable Truths he looks at his time in the industry through a prism… — Barry Tompkins

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