Argument Quote by Howard Nemerov

If I've vividly laid out the narrative, the reader will come to his own conclusions.

— Rick Atkinson

If Ive vividly laid out the narrative, the reader will come to his own conclusions.

— Rick Atkinson

What I've experienced, I'm trying to put in a narrative form, I suppose, to say that it does make sense in this way.

— Oliver Stone

It has always been something I could do, and it may seem odd that in my case I seem to create an interesting narrative…

— Harry Mathews

If you know what you're talking about, or if you feel that you do, the reader will believe you.

— Nikki Giovanni

When writers stop believing in their own stories, readers tend to sense it.

— Tracy Kidder

I'm not an enormous proponent of plot as a reader. It's about other things; my reading has become specialized over the years.

— Patrick deWitt

I can't be bothered with narrative. It takes too long for me to try to think of it.

— Fred Armisen

When you read, don't just consider what the author thinks, consider what you think

— Tom Schulman

I think two different people can read one of my books and come away with completely different opinions on the subject. I hope they…

— Eric Schlosser

I feel really strongly about not wanting to overly guide the reader about what he or she should think. I really trust the reader…

— Nicole Krauss

Don't try to anticipate an ideal reader - or any reader. He/she might exist - but is reading someone else.

— Joyce Carol Oates