Books Quote by Ruskin Bond

I write and have done so primarily for personal pleasure.

— Franz Wright

For me, as a writer, I desperately want to be read. I'm very conscious of readers as I'm writing. I think, 'If you write…

— Matt Haig

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

— Guillermo Cabrera Infante

I love reading; it's a great way to avoid writing.

— Tony Kushner

You can't write well what you don't read for pleasure. If it doesn't entertain you, it's not going to entertain anyone else.

— Nora Roberts

I don't believe for one moment you can write well what you wouldn't read for pleasure.

— Nora Roberts

It's just a deep pleasure to read something you've written yourself - if and when you like it.

— Joan Didion

If you don't read for pleasure, you'll lose your edge as a writer.

— Nora Roberts

I read for pleasure and that is the moment I learn the most.

— Margaret Atwood

You're a reader as well as a writer, so write what you'd want to read.

— Cassandra Clare

In my position you have to read when you want to write and to talk when you would like to read.

— Catherine the Great

Reading should be a pleasure, not a chore.

— Joan Rivers