Books Quote by Po Bronson

Good writing is like a bomb: it explodes in the face of the reader.

— Nuruddin Farah

The sincerity of feeling that is possible between a writer and a reader is one of the finest things I know.

— Willa Cather

When you're conscious and writing from a place of insight and simplicity and real caring about the truth, you have the ability to throw…

— Anne Lamott

The connection that I have with my readers makes me very happy, and gives meaning to the strange profession of writing

— Isabel Allende

You write to suit some sense in yourself and trust that that will resonate with a certain wider readership.

— Anna Quindlen

“Most writers who are beginners, if they are honest with themselves, will admit that they are praying for a readership as they begin to…

— Chinua Achebe

The purpose of a writer is to be read, and the criticism which would destroy the power of pleasing must be blown aside

— Samuel Johnson

“We have our responsibilities as readers and even our importance. The standards we raise and the judgments we pass steal in the air and…

— Virginia Woolf

“The reader is more important than the writer but the writer should never write just for the reader---authentic writing is a must yet, without…

— Alexander M. Zoltai

“WHy bother to write if it isn't disturbing, banal, beautiful, hardcore, cutting edge and savage, and melts a readers mind because they see something…

— Jane Brooke

Writing shouldn't come between the reader and what's being described. It should be as transparent as possible.

— Diana Athill

A good reader is nearly as rare as a good writer. People bring their prejudices, whether friendly or adverse. They are lamp and spectacles,…

— Robert Aris Willmott