Books Quote by Reed Farrel Coleman

“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

“You know what a publisher is? He’s a failed writer whose father was rich enough that he’s able to appropriate other people’s talents.”

— Joël Dicker

“He was universally charming, as only a writer in pursuit of a publisher can be.”

— Stacy Schiff

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

— Katarina Anhava

“Readers are often fans of Authors, but I, myself, am a fan of readers. They are the ones who breathe life into the pages…

— Janae Mitchell

“He believes that if talent is demanded of a literary publisher or a writer, it must also be demanded of a reader. Because we…

— Enrique Vila-Matas

“A true writer does not seek wealth or fame does seek to find himself in each of his readers souls.”

— Julia Joanne Black

“Authors only write what their characters tell them. Which mean we are scribes, and the characters are the author.”

— Anna-Cosette

“There is an audience for everything; our job as writers is to do the work and provide readers with a choice.”

— Elizabeth Hernandez

“And if publishers are too skittish to bite—sell it as goddamn fiction. Make yourself the author and change the names if necessary. Do whatever…

— Joshua V. Scher

“Books are written so their authors can be heard, not so that they remain silent.”

— Elena Ferrante

Writers are always a great nuisance to publishers. If they could do without them, they would.

— Fay Weldon