Readers Quotes

1021 Readers quotes by 739 unique authors

Literature offers us all, writers and readers, the best method of discovering and retelling the changing story of ourselves. The story is both journey and… — Jeanette Winterson
It's no use telling us that something was 'mysterious' or 'loathsome' or 'awe-inspiring' or 'voluptuous.' By direct description, by metaphor and simile, by secretly evoking… — C.S. Lewis
When we haven't the time to listen to each other's stories we seek out experts to tell us how to live. The less time we… — Rachel Naomi Remen
Christopher Lynch has made the best and the first careful translation of Machiavelli's Art of War. With useful notes, an excellent introduction, an interpretive essay,… — Harvey Mansfield
For the critic, criticism is a form of natural self-expression, as poetry is to the poet. So, for a critic, criticism is a true thing.… — Helen Vendler
The early development of speed reading can be traced to the beginning of the (20th) century, when the publication explosion swamped readers with more than… — Tony Buzan
When writers stop believing in their own stories, readers tend to sense it. — Tracy Kidder
I tell beginning readers to read a lot and write a lot. If you want to write a book, find a subject that's really worth… — Tracy Kidder
I have written 20 books, and each one is like having a baby. Writing is not easy; some people want to write books but just… — Jackie Collins
Solid scriptural theology should be valued in the church. Books in which Scripture is reverently regarded as the only rule of faith and practice-- books… — J C Ryle
Nobody knows that in reading we are re-living our temptations to be a poet. All readers who have a certain passion for reading, nurture and… — Gaston Bachelard
The book I am best known for, or only known for, is a novel I am prepared to repudiate: written a quarter of a century… — Anthony Burgess
Who knows why some words ignite the hearts of some readers while others are like wet matches that won't light. — Phil Cousineau
In a highly competitive newspaper market, every editor needs to appeal to female readers to boost their circulation. — Rebekah Brooks
German readers are much like Brits or Americans: They read for the thrill of it, the occasional shudder down the spine, knowing it's not real… — Brian Lumley
Writers are in the entertainment business, and it gives me lots of pleasure to entertain my readers. — Brian Lumley
You hear all this whining going on, 'Where are our great writers?' The thing I might feel doleful about is: 'Where are the readers?' — Gore Vidal
Designers provide ways into—and out of—the flood of words by breaking up text into pieces and offering shortcuts and alternate routes through masses of information.… — Ellen Lupton
The romance genre is the only genre where readers are guaranteed novels that place the heroine at the heart of the story. These are books… — Jayne Ann Krentz
I am often asked why I use a variety of pen names. The answer is that this way readers always know which of my three… — Jayne Ann Krentz
Mary Jo Putney is a gifted writer with an intuitive understanding of what makes romances work. I loved Silk and Shadows, couldn't put it down,… — Jayne Ann Krentz
Sales were lukewarm. Back home there was no freedom, but there were readers. Here there was freedom enough, but readers were missing. — Sergei Dovlatov
THE NAME OF THE WIND has everything fantasy readers like, magic and mysteries and ancient evil, but it's also humorous and terrifying and completely believable.… — Tad Williams
I thought it would be fun to take the kind of character that nobody would like, none of our readers would like, and shove him… — Stan Lee
I know that no reader ever asks a question. A writer must force his favors upon his readers. — Jan Neruda

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