Books Quote by Mark Twain

“No writer is a quiet reader, for their reading will speak of their writing.”

— Anthony Liccione

“If the author shows no tears while writing their tale, neither will the person who reads it.”

— P.l.n

“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

“A writer's work is never done, unless he or she has no readers.”

— K. Sean Harris

“Writers write for the same reason readers read. We want to know how it ends, too.”

— Robynn Tolbert

“A writer should be read, not seen, as they seldom are a joy to the eye. ”

— Katarina Anhava

“If you don't write with the reader in mind, you are not a writer, period.”

— Tom Grimes

“Write and keep writing, not because people will like it, but because someone may get a kick out of thrashing your book.”

— Magus Tor

“Nobody but a reader becomes a writer.”

— Richard Peck

“Writing is physical work. It’s sweaty work. You can’t just will yourself to become a good writer. You really have to work at it.”

— Will Haygood

“If I didn't write, I'd explode in a brilliant shower of literacy sparkles and would be no more.”

— Ksenia Anske

“the time coming when I can endure to read my own writing in print without blushing—shivering and wishing to take cover?”

— Virginia Woolf