Average Quote by David Simon

The connection that I have with my readers makes me very happy, and gives meaning to the strange profession of writing

— Isabel Allende

I think of myself as writing for one person, that one perfect reader who understands and loves.

— Anne Sexton

“You ordinary people who read and do not write, who 'like to read' and know nothing of the sufferings of writers, how fortunate you…

— Joyce Carol Oates

Reading is the creative center of a writer's life." -

— Stephen King

“you can learn a lot about a person from their handwriting. All kinds of things. Like whether they are going to ruin your life…

— Laura A.H. Elliott

What had happened was this. When still young, I had gotten the idea from somewhere that I might be able to write... Maybe the…

— Paul Di Filippo

If the writer were more like a reader, he’d be a reader, not a writer. It’s as uncomplicated as that.

— Julian Barnes

Writing is weaponized empathy. It's putting yourself in someone else's head. It's finding what's in them that relates to you.

— Tom King

Sometimes people ask, 'If you'd never had a reader, would you carry on writing?' No.

— Emma Healey

I always individuate myself from other writers who say they would die if they couldn't write. For me, I'd die if I couldn't read.

— Junot Diaz

“Writers use both their blood and their brains to explore the darkest recesses of their pooling self. Writing allows us to harness the whimsy…

— Kilroy J. Oldster

That's one of the great thing about writing is that you get to be in someone's head.

— Lauren Conrad