Books Quote by Robert Rauschenberg

The writing doesn't distract me while I'm drawing and vice versa. I can devote my full attention to each.

— Bill Watterson

Everything that you read is an influence on everything you write, and you want to draw as many elements into your work as you…

— Walter Jon Williams

It usually helps me write by reading - somehow the reading gear in your head turns the writing gear.

— Steven Wright

I'm always writing - its what I like to do. But when I'm not writing, I'm reading.

— Michael Scott

I kind of go in waves with reading. Sometimes I read all the time, and sometimes I can't get settled enough to focus.

— Conor Oberst

When I write, I enjoy myself so much that what is being written really needs no reader

— Guillermo Cabrera Infante

I try not to picture a reader when I'm writing. It's like trying to make a great table but not picturing anybody sitting at…

— Sadie Jones

I always try to block out an hour or so a day to read. Being a writer is a job, and reading helps train…

— Karin Slaughter

Sometimes I can't read my own handwriting. That's a problem!

— Judy Blume

When I try to concentrate, I really enjoy writing.

— Sophie Winkleman

Read as much as you can. Write only when you feel the inner need to do so. And don’t ever rush into print.

— Nick Flynn

Whatever I'm doing, I try to write well. I try to give the reader a nice, clean well-written surface, where the writing is transparent.…

— Shelby Steele