Brain Quote by Margaret Atwood

Reading is a huge effort for many people, a bore for others, and, believe it or not, many people prefer watching TV.

— Hugh Mackay

Because you don't learn anything unless you can find the patience to read. TV takes that away from you. It robs you from your…

— Markus Zusak

The experience of reading a novel and watching a television show are quite different. You can't let your audience get ahead of you, and…

— Michelle Fairley

I'm a voracious reader. What that does is keep your mind fresh and active and hearing different voices and different styles. TV can be…

— Nina Tassler

As an author, I had spent years writing my stories on my own in a quiet room. My ideas traveled from my brain to…

— Taylor Jenkins Reid

Most people just half-watch TV. They watch TV while they are doing many other things in the environment of their home. So, what they…

— Alfonso Cuaron

It makes it harder to write if I watch a lot of television, because television is not like a written story.

— Avi

As a writer, you're really in control of almost everything. That's not the case in TV. You have to be prepared to work with…

— Josh Elliott

I sense that by writing both books and television, I've become better at each.

— Taylor Jenkins Reid

I think watching TV has influenced my books, but I don't think writing TV has.

— Megan Abbott

When you start out as a TV writer, you get a lot of pressure from outside forces to fit into what they think people…

— Nahnatchka Khan

For a writer, working in television is an incredibly rewarding medium. You're in charge of all aspects of production and get to see your…

— Stephanie Savage