Reader Quotes

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One thing that writers have in common is that they are readers first. They have read lots and lots of stuff, because they're just infested… — Terry Pratchett
Every reader finds himself. The writer's work is merely a kind of optical instrument that makes it possible for the reader to discern what, without… — Marcel Proust
In college, you're kind of designing who you want to be. And I wanted to be a big reader. — Josh Radnor
I used to be married to a woman who pursued every spiritual trend with tremendous passion and dragged me along. I don't believe in anything.… — Harold Ramis
Asymmetric balance creates greater reader interest. Pleasure derived from observing asymmetrical arrangements lies partly in overcoming resistances, which, consciously or not, the spectator adjusts in… — Paul Rand
I read the 'Deadpool' series back in the '90s. I'm not, like, a huge comic book reader, per say, though. I'll check out 'Archie' when… — Ryan Reynolds
I enjoy the Web site a lot and I like being able to talk to my readers. I've always had a very close relationship with… — Anne Rice
I come to writing the same way I come to teaching, which is that my goal is always to create life-long readers. — Rick Riordan
I do like to wrap things up and leave some things to the readers' imagination. — Rick Riordan
I can't promise that every child with learning differences will become a novelist, but I do think all children can become lifelong readers. — Rick Riordan
I have to be careful. My readers are very detail-oriented, and if I make a mistake they'll call me on it. — Rick Riordan
I have a great deal of sympathy for reluctant readers because I was one. I would do anything to avoid reading. In my case, it… — Rick Riordan
I think anytime you're writing to the middle grades, you're writing to young readers who are trapped in a number of ways between two worlds:… — Rick Riordan
Writing 'Book 1: The Maze of Bones' didn't feel much different than writing one of my other novels, but I thought it was very innovative… — Rick Riordan
A lot of my work comes from what in Asia is called the 'mind of wonder.' There is not a lot of 'mind of wonder'… — Tom Robbins
Whether it's viewers of the show or readers of my columns and books, I'm consistently impressed with their wit, humor and insight. That goes for… — Richard Roeper
Your writing voice is the deepest possible reflection of who you are. The job of your voice is not to seduce or flatter or make… — Meg Rosoff
'Harry Potter' created a generation of readers in an era when kids could have disappeared into the depths of the Internet. That's no small feat.… — Gary Ross
Proverbs often contradict one another, as any reader soon discovers. The sagacity that advises us to look before we leap promptly warns us that if… — Leo Rosten
Ordinary readers, forgive my paradoxes: one must make them when one reflects; and whatever you may say, I prefer being a man with paradoxes than… — Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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