Belief Quote by Stephen King

Believe in the reader and they can connect the dots, if you succeed breathe life into the story

— Esther Freud

An author who sets his reader on sounding the depths of his own thoughts serves him best.

— Amos Bronson Alcott

“Every story is an act of trust between a writer and a reader: each story, in the end, is social. Whatever a writer sets…

— Barry Lopez

Your protagonist is your reader’s portal into the story. The more observant he or she can be, the more vivid will be the world…

— Janet Fitch

“Individuals who frequently read fiction seem to be better able to understand other people, empathize with them and see the world from their perspective.”

— Annie Murphy Paul

I concentrate on the lives of individuals whom the reader comes to know and feel with intimately.

— Helen Dunmore

Everybody has felt at one time or another that everyone else in the world had a better shot than they did, so when you…

— Robin Hobb

“Reading is an activity that not only expands the mind but also enhances the soul and cultivates ones character.”

— Anonymous

The writer of stories or of novels settles on men and imitates them; he exhausts the possibilities of his characters.

— Salvatore Quasimodo

I hope readers will do what I do when I read a novel I like: talk in ways that will illuminate their own lives.

— Anna Quindlen

When writers stop believing in their own stories, readers tend to sense it.

— Tracy Kidder

The things I write are for those who are willing to accept a new relationship between the reader and the author.

— Jerzy Kosinski