Books Quote by Diana Athill

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

— Julian Barnes

write what readers want to read, which isn’t necessarily what you want to write.

— Nicholas Sparks

Writing is a way to shape out visible and invisible, in myself as well as in the world.

— Eppu Nuotio

You're a reader as well as a writer, so write what you'd want to read.

— Cassandra Clare

A piece of writing has to seduce the reader; it has to suspend disbelief and earn the reader's trust.

— Po Bronson

Writing can be either readable or precise, but not at the same time.

— Bertrand Russell

Clear writing is universal. People talk about writing down to an audience or writing up to an audience; I think that's nonsense. If you…

— Malcolm Gladwell

Writing is about a blank piece of paper and leaving out what’s not supposed to be there.

— John Prine

I wish my prose to be transparent—I don't want the reader to stumble over me; I want him to look through what I'm saying…

— V. S. Naipaul

“Writing is a conduit. It opens up a passageway into the past. Not just for the writer, but for the reader too. Both readers…

— Lang Leav

Writing is hustling of another kind.

— John Rechy

Writers don't write, they read and transcribe.

— William S Burroughs