Books Quote by Douglas Wilson

“Reading is a privileged pleasure because each of us enjoys it, quite complexly, in ways not replicable by anyone else. But there is enough…

— Robert Alter

Each reader needs to bring his or her own mind and heart to the text.

— Dean Koontz

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

— Po Bronson

“Always remember that writing is an alliance between author and reader. With every line we put down on the page, we need to leave…

— Hal Zina Bennett

“Because reading is a selfish activity, writing must be unselfish, a gift to the reader.”

— Oscar Patton

“My hope is that each and every reader will enter the world I've crafted with my words and come out the other side touched…

— Megan Denby

“The reader is more important than the writer but the writer should never write just for the reader---authentic writing is a must yet, without…

— Alexander M. Zoltai

“[N]o such thing as objective writing, . . . every inscription, every traveler's tale, every news account, every piece of technical writing, tells more…

— Sue Hubbell

“Writing is not about the voices in your head, but the voices that make the great leap to the page.”

— J.H. Glaze

A text may be superbly written, exquisitely subtle, deeply meaningful, but still seem like a luxury extra, something we add to the already well-stocked…

— Michel Faber

“If writing is thinking and discovery and selection and order and meaning, it is also awe and reverence and mystery and magic....Authors arrive at…

— Toni Morrison

“writing is perilous, as you can’t always guarantee your words will be read in the spirit in which they were written.”

— Jojo Moyes