Books Quote by Jennifer Egan

In my position you have to read when you want to write and to talk when you would like to read.

— Catherine the Great

write what readers want to read, which isn’t necessarily what you want to write.

— Nicholas Sparks

Sit down every day and DO IT. Writing is a self-taught craft; the more you work at it, the more skilled you become. And…

— Lois Duncan

I write not only what I want to read...I write all the things I should have been able to read.

— Alice Walker

One can't write without having read - you have to read before beginning to write - and universities offer a very good opportunity to…

— Nathalie Sarraute

You're a reader as well as a writer, so write what you'd want to read.

— Cassandra Clare

If you want to be a writer, you must do two things above all others: Read a Lot & Write a Lot

— Stephen King

Reading is probably what leads most writers to writing.

— Richard Ford

Read as much as you can. Write only when you feel the inner need to do so. And don’t ever rush into print.

— Nick Flynn

I believe that reading widely is the best preparation for writing.

— Kathryn Lasky

If you want to be a writer, I have two pieces of advice. One is to be a reader. I think that's one of…

— S. E. Hinton

I really think that reading is just as important as writing when you're trying to be a writer because it's the only apprenticeship we…

— John Green