Books Quote by Lawrence O'Donnell

If the writer does not cry, the reader does not cry.

— Robert Frost

The only story that seems worth writing is a cry, a shot, a scream. A story should break the reader's heart.

— Susan Sontag

The thing is, emotion - if it's visibly felt by the writer - will go through all the processes it takes to publish a…

— Anne McCaffrey

“When people cry, it creates a “bookmark” in their brains—it is a moment, or experience, they are unlikely to forget.”

— Martin Lindstrom

I always have strong feelings when I'm writing a book. Sometimes when I'm writing a book, I even cry when I'm writing. Once I…

— Eve Bunting

“I like to think I’ve written something worth reading when I cry the tears of the characters.”

— Carla H. Krueger

How can you cry when you know how the story ends?

— Tomas Kalnoky

“When a writer is able to experience the whole range of human emotions, from deep depressions to glorious highs, it creates a whole inventory…

— David Perry

Most writers write from their own experiences. That is where the honesty and intensity of emotions come from.

— Ravi Subramanian

This is the role of writers: to turn their tears into a story - and perhaps into a prayer.

— Elie Wiesel

If I don't cry while writing a key emotional scene, my gut feeling is it's failed.

— Jojo Moyes

No tears in the writer, no tears in the reader

— Ernest Hemingway