Reader Quotes

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The reader, the booklover, must meet his own needs without paying too much attention to what his neighbors say those needs should be. — Theodore Roosevelt
I wish I could have a little tape-and-loudspeaker arrangement sewn into the binding of this magazine, to be triggered off by the light reflected from… — Kingsley Amis
[from a reader] I hope she learns to look for the joy in life instead of picking out negatives - it will change her life… — Amy Dickinson
[from a reader] Whenever I feel myself resenting someone, I reach out. I have made good friends that way. — Amy Dickinson
When I was a teenager, I was a voracious reader of crime fiction, but only contemporary books. — Michael Connelly
I'd rather excite the imagination of a legion of readers and make pennies from each of them than hold off for a larger chunk of… — Hugh Howey
What are the hallmarks of a competent writer of fiction? The first, it seems to me, is that he should be immensely interested in human… — H. L. Mencken
The National Book Festival is a great way for families and friends to share the creative works of some of America's most-loved authors, .. Readers… — Laura Bush
Giving a reader a sex scene that is only half right is like giving her half a kitten. It is not half as cute as… — Sandra Newman
Eugene Peterson's language makes the Bible exciting and strong, sweet, sharp, persuasive, painful, personal, contemporary, kind, and dramaticâ€”and available to every reader of this age. — Walter Wangerin
If you aren't on Goodreads, you should be. I've said it before, it's like Facebook for readers on crack. — Colleen Hoover
I hope children will be happy with the books I've written, and go on to be readers all of their lives. — Beverly Cleary
Better readers are better thinkers. — James Patterson
A good writer refuses to be socialized. He insists on his own version of things, his own consciousness. And by doing so he draws the… — Bill Barich
The Transformation of the World is lavishly reinforced with critical apparatus (that, too, must have been a labor of Hercules to translate--I honestly never expected… — Steve Donoghue
Writing for young readers is almost like dipping into a fountain of youth; for hours a day, I am a child again. — Iain Lawrence
Bookish people drolly claim to be addicted. I think, in some cases, this is literally true. . . . I suppose this makes me a… — Henrietta Rose-Innes
And a more foolish notion can scarcely be imagined, it being obvious that the reader is only informed of what the writer wishes him to… — Iain Pears
Big money, big Liberal Party politics and big media are trying to get rid of us, of course, by letting Packer take over Fairfax -… — Margo Kingston
I like to be aware of a book as a piece of writing, and aware of its structure as a product of mind, and yet… — Annie Dillard

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