Apprenticeship Quote by John Green

To write, I think it is very important to read. The more you read, the more you know the techniques of writing.

— Sudha Murty

Reading is more important than writing.

— Roberto Bolano

Reading is probably what leads most writers to writing.

— Richard Ford

I do think reading is the best practice for writing, along with writing all the time. I actually never liked writing on my own…

— Tavi Gevinson

Indeed, learning to write may be part of learning to read. For all I know, writing comes out of a superior devotion to reading.

— Eudora Welty

Writing is a solitary pursuit and I think you have to be partially at peace with yourself, but it's the other part that's usually…

— Craig Johnson

Reading was really my only training in fiction writing. I never took a class or read a book on how to write. I just…

— Stephenie Meyer

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

Writing is incidental to my primary objective, which is spinning a good yarn. I view myself as a storyteller more than a writer. The…

— Ashwin Sanghi

Id always been a big reader, and I loved books, and I always thought writing would be a great way to get by in…

— Donald Ray Pollock

Yes, writing is essential to me. It's my way of living in the world.

— Claire Messud

The symbiotic relationship between reading and writing is a cornerstone of our individual intellectual journey and our educational system. We write as an act…

— Marita Golden