Aim Quote by H. P. Lovecraft

For me, as a writer, I desperately want to be read. I'm very conscious of readers as I'm writing. I think, 'If you write…

— Matt Haig

I write for myself, and perhaps for half a dozen friends. And that should be enough. And that might improve the quality of my…

— Jorge Luis Borges

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

If you write for yourself, you'll reach all the people you want to write for.

— William Zinsser

We waste a lot of time and a lot of talent trying to write for the common reader, whom we will never meet. Instead…

— Julia Cameron

Writing is a great comfort to people like me, who are unsure of themselves and have trouble expressing themselves properly.

— Agatha Christie

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

— Anne Sexton

I am a very personal writer. I write direct to the reader. I don't hold back.

— Ruskin Bond

Your audience is one single reader. I have found that sometimes it helps to pick out one person-a real person you know, or an…

— John Steinbeck

I write for myself, first and foremost and I also write for people, mostly women, who just want to be seen and heard and…

— Roxane Gay

My writing has a lot to do with who I am, and what my life is like, and my relationships to people.

— Paul Thomas Anderson

I ultimately write for myself and the people I love.

— Hisham Matar