Reader Quotes

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The fact of the matter is I always have a really high sense of responsibility to the reader, whether it's a few readers that I… — Elizabeth Strout
Early on, a story's meaning and rationale seem pretty obvious, but then, as I write it, I realize that I know the meaning/rationale too well,… — George Saunders
Heaven knows what pains the author has been at, what bitter experience he has endured and what heartache suffered, to give some chance reader a… — W. Somerset Maugham
Dialogue is the place that books are most alive and forge the most direct connection with readers. It is also where we as writers discover… — Laini Taylor
The reader is a friend, not an adversary, not a spectator. — Jonathan Franzen
Write about small, self-contained incidents that are still vivid in your memory. If you remember them, it's because they contain a larger truth that your… — William Zinsser
A novel is a conversation starter, and if the author isn't there for the after-party, both the writer and the reader are missing a lot. — Maggie Stiefvater
I adore book-to-film adaptations when they're done well, and I'm more lenient than many readers when it comes to what counts as 'done well.' For… — Maggie Stiefvater
I can tell you that as a writer and as a reader, I regard character as king. Or queen. No matter how riveting the action… — Maggie Stiefvater
We wanted to describe society from our Left point of view. Per had written political books, but they'd only sold 300 copies. We realised that… — Maj Sjowall
I was a precocious reader. — Norman Spinrad
I have a certain sensibility that I bring to my writing that comes from knowing two things: what I as a reader like to read,… — Paullina Simons
Writing a book for me, I expect, is very similar to the experience of reading the book for my readers. — R A Salvatore
The truth is, everything ultimately comes down to the relationship between the reader and the writer and the characters. Does or does not a character… — Whitley Strieber
I usually write for the individual reader -though I would like to have many such readers. There are some poets who write for people assembled… — Wislawa Szymborska
When you're kept by a patron you don't have to duke it out in the media marketplace for dollars and for readers. In some ways… — David Talbot
I've always been a reader and a writer. — Laini Taylor
I don't write to give joy to readers but to give them a conscience. — Pramoedya Ananta Toer
A reader is not supposed to be aware that someone's written the story. He's supposed to be completely immersed, submerged in the environment. — Jack Vance
That's why editors and publishers will never be obsolete: a reader wants someone with taste and authority to point them in the direction of the… — Walter Jon Williams

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