Athlete Quote by Linda Sue Park

Reading is probably what leads most writers to writing.

— Richard Ford

A good writer is one you can read without breaking a sweat.

— Patricia T. O'Conner

Writing is like a bird-watcher watching for birds: the stories are there: you just have to train yourself to look for them.

— Barbara Mertz

Writing is like a sport - you only get better if you practice

— Rick Riordan

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

Readers don't work for writers. They work for themselves.

— Mohsin Hamid

We read often with as much talent as we write.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

The way to learn about a writer is to read the text. Or texts.

— Annie Dillard

Writing is like any other sort of sport. In order for you to get better at it, you have to exercise the muscle.

— Jason Reynolds

A lot of writers write for an audience that's going to understand them.

— Torrey Peters

Learning how to be a good reader is what makes you a writer.

— Zadie Smith

Reading is like breathing in, writing is like breathing out.

— Pam Allyn