Books Quote by Elizabeth George Download Open image “It is the job of the novelist to touch the reader.” — Elizabeth George ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.3 out of 5 (5 ratings) Copy quoteShare Books Reader
In a novel, the relationship between writer and reader is such a pure one. — Howard Gordon Copy Share Image
My job as the novelist is to present the whole case, then the reader gets to render her verdict. — Joshua Mohr Copy Share Image
“A writer's job is done once the lines touch reader's forbidden chords.” — Shreya Gupta Copy Share Image
My purpose as a writer is to communicate in such a way as to challenge the thinking of readers and touch their hearts. — Randy Alcorn Copy Share Image
The transaction between writer and reader is human civilization's most dazzling feat, yet it's such a part of our lives that it's, well, prosaic. — Patricia T. O'Conner Copy Share Image
Novelists have to be adept at controlling the flow of information, and, most crucially, they have to be in charge of the narrative. — Ian Mcewan Copy Share Image
Novel-writing is a highly skilled and laborious trade. One does not just sit behind a screen jotting down other people's conversation. One has for… — Evelyn Waugh Copy Share Image
The novelist helps us to see things we might not notice otherwise. — Madeleine L'Engle Copy Share Image
That is the joy of reading fiction: when all is said and done, the novel belongs to the reader and his or her imagination. — Alice Hoffman Copy Share Image
I wish that I had known back then that a mastery of process would lead to a product. Then I probably wouldn't have found… — Elizabeth George Copy Share Image
“Wisdom is the God-given ability to see life with rare objectivity and to handle life with rare stability.” — Elizabeth George Copy Share Image
“Home is the best place to teach young men and women about God’s kind of love.” — Elizabeth George Copy Share Image
“The more time you spend with God, the more you will resemble Him.” — Elizabeth George Copy Share Image
“At the end of the day, no one gets away with anything, I've found.” — Elizabeth George Copy Share Image
“For every need and issue and decision that must be made in life, the Bible has the answers.” — Elizabeth George Copy Share Image
“God-confidence comes as the Holy Spirit works in us. As we pray and when we make choices that honor God, the Holy Spirit fills… — Elizabeth George Copy Share Image
“Living in the Spirit changes your attitude, thinking, and ultimately your actions.” — Elizabeth George Copy Share Image
“Let a clear understanding of your identity In Christ shed light on all the ways you can live out your purpose.” — Elizabeth George Copy Share Image
“...because God knows everything about us, cares about us, helps us, and listens to us whenever we turn to Him, we are not carrying… — Elizabeth George Copy Share Image
“When you cultivate a godly thought life your soul will shine and you will exhibit the presence of the Lord in you.” — Elizabeth George Copy Share Image
I think a new world will arise out of the religious mists when we approach our Bible with the idea that it is not… — Aiden Wilson Tozer Copy Share Image
If I had a dollar for every time I couldn’t sleep, I could buy a billion locks and finally read a book in peace. — Aesop Rock Copy Share Image
If what I write is literature, I guess you'd better emphasize the 'litter.' — Lydia Lunch Copy Share Image
My sentences got sharper and my stories more efficient, and I gradually learned to imagine the reader more clearly and to empathize with that… — Karen Thompson Walker Copy Share Image
Young men, especially in America, write to me and ask me to recommend “a course of reading.” Distrust a course of reading! People who… — Andrew Lang Copy Share Image
“Within the pages of books, I've journeyed to Mandalay, the Milky Way and Santa Fe, without once having to leave my armchair.” — Kevin Ansbro Copy Share Image
“Tacitus did not write a most dangerous book. His readers made it so.” — Christopher K. Krebs Copy Share Image
“Take some books and read; that’s an immense help; and books are always good company if you have the right sort.” — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
Reader, if you are gifted with nerves like mine, aspire to any character but that of a wit. — Charles Lamb Copy Share Image
I have many who keep me going, I am very fortunate in this sense. There is nothing like a child who knows more about… — Floyd Cooper Copy Share Image
I think books in which people are really happy and things are going well are probably the most challenging novels there are to write,… — Anna Quindlen Copy Share Image
