Failure Quote by L.F. Young

“So it may be that reading your work aloud will not only improve its quality but save your life in the process.”

— Francine Prose

“Use your mistakes to focus. They draw attention to an area that needs more attention, so give it that attention.”

— Tynan

“I think when we read we have to hear with no ears and realistically see with no eyes and doing that does something good…

— U.L. Harper

“The annoying thing about reading is that you can never get the job done.”

— Nick Hornby

“Don't see with your ears. Instead, listen with your eyes.”

— Azizi Ng

“Reading is an act of resistance in a landscape of distraction.... We regain the world by withdrawing from it just a little by stepping…

— David Ulin

“Words sometimes tumble out before I can self-edit.”

— Rebecca Bloom

“Read this warning. Take this heed. If not yours, you may not read. Once you do begin to read, your eyes will itch, burn,…

— Teresa Joyce Jackson

“Reading is a distraction from comprehension.”

— Eric Bentsen

“When writing, I always find that you should write through an obstacle instead of editing it out.”

— Joseph Eastwood

“You can be a writer who doesn't read everyday. But you're not fooling anyone. It shows, rather embarrassingly, in your work.”

— Don Roff

“Mistakes are easy to see, when you look back.”

— Peter V. Brett