Appropriate Quote by Jonathan Santlofer

I have a total responsibility to the reader. The reader has to trust me and never feel betrayed.

— Peter Schjeldahl

There's a double standard between writers and readers. Readers can be unfaithful to writers anytime they like, but writers must never ever be unfaithful…

— Peter Schjeldahl

I would be a liar, a hypocrite, or a fool - and I'm not any of those - to say that I don't write…

— Maya Angelou

The fact of the matter is I always have a really high sense of responsibility to the reader, whether it's a few readers that…

— Elizabeth Strout

Your only responsibility as a writer is to be true to the story that has chosen you as its writer.

— Jean Little

There's a unique bond of trust between readers and authors that I don't believe exists in any other art form; as a reader, I…

— Dan Simmons

I would say readers can trust my work more than anyone else's.

— Joseph J. Ellis

A piece of writing has to seduce the reader; it has to suspend disbelief and earn the reader's trust.

— Po Bronson

I have a lot of respect for readers because I'm a reader. That's how I got into writing.

— Toni Morrison

Respect and love your readers. Write for the reader.

— Janet Evanovich

My answer to your question'Does the writer have a social responsibility?' is NO.You owe me ten cents, sir.

— Vladimir Nabokov

I'm so very grateful to the readers who put down their hard-earned money to read what I write. They don't have to do that.…

— J.R. Ward