Books Quote by Ruth Rendell

I do whatever is necessary in order to maintain the equanimity we all need to withstand the disappointment and rejection that are the lot…

— Dani Shapiro

I try and write the way things happen. I don't try and fulfill people's wishes

— Harvey Pekar

And must I, perchance, like careful writers, guard myself against the conclusions of my readers?

— Djuna Barnes

I try to make the right read.

— Domantas Sabonis

I came to accept in myself a long time ago that I really do like writing articulate sociopaths.

— Matt Nix

I don't write to give joy to readers but to give them a conscience.

— Pramoedya Ananta Toer

Because I'm highly empathetic, it's easy for me to put myself in the character's shoes. It's, you know, finding the truth of the moment.

— Rooney Mara

There is a big part of me that has a writer's sensibility. And so that's how I think. That's how I pursue truth. That's…

— Barack Obama

No matter how true I believe what I am writing to be, if the reader cannot also participate in that truth, then I have…

— Madeleine L'Engle

I go to great lengths to make certain situations feel right to the reader.

— Sidney Sheldon

I have a great deal of empathy for anyone who's having a hard time. I believe this ability to see another's viewpoint has served…

— Alex Flinn

It gives me a great pleasure to see my reader's reaction to whatever I write.. I can be a great writer... My lines may…

— Aireen Pontillo