Books Quote by Janet Evanovich

I don't read much when I'm working. When I'm finished work, I don't want a thing to do with words.

— Pauline Gedge

I often carry things to read so that I will not have to look at the people.

— Charles Bukowski

Readers are very, very savvy, and I don't want to insult them by making them think I'm too lazy to get it right.

— Karin Slaughter

As a writer, putting words on the page is how I pay attention.

— Jonathan Safran Foer

If readers must puzzle over unfamiliar or ambiguous words, you are making them work harder than they need to.

— Crawford Kilian

Remember that the reader's attention is yours for only a single instant. They will not use up their valuable time trying to figure out…

— John Caples

Every text assumes a reader.

— Alberto Manguel

If I'm reading something and a word pops up, or I just catch it, I try to mark it off and then, later, write…

— Robert Barry

Everything I write, I read aloud. It has to sound a certain way and look a certain way on page.

— Jacqueline Woodson

Digestion of words as well; I often read aloud to myself in my writing corner in the library, where no one can hear me,…

— Alberto Manguel

Also bear in mind, when you're choosing your words and stringing them together, how they sound. This may seem absurd: readers read with their…

— William Zinsser

“Collect and read dictionaries. Take a couple of minutes every day to read a page. Highlight fun words you didn't know before and write…

— Douglas Wilson