Books Quote by Enrique Vila-Matas

“He believes that if talent is demanded of a literary publisher or a writer, it must also be demanded of a reader. Because we…

— Enrique Vila-Matas

“Writers need readers and readers need writers”

— Caroline James

“The problem with being a writer is that it’s not enough to be a writer; one must also be seen to be a writer.”

— Paul Marlowe

Writers are what they write, also what they fail to write.

— Diana Trilling

“The skill of writing needs much patience, practicing, and time. There is no good writing from a quick effort, or a confused writer.”

— Maryam Abdullah Alnaymi

“Every writer I know, when asked how to become a writer, responds with one word:Read.”

— Marilynne Robinson

The world needs writers. We will always be necessary. There are few professions that can claim that distinction.

— Rod McKuen

“If you want to become a better writer, you have to write. But you also have to read.”

— Kami Garcia

“To become a writer a person must read constantly, the more varied the writers and their material then all the better. One must also…

— Andrew James Pritchard

To be a writer, you must be a reader, yet as many as 30 per cent of my writing students were not readers.

— Garry Disher

“Like good reading skills, good writing skills require immersion and imaginative engagement.”

— Sara Sheridan

“Writing is an occupation in which you have to keep proving your talent to people who have none.”

— Jules Renard 1890