Admired Quote by Steve Toltz

I read like everybody - like every other writer.

— Nat Hentoff

One thing that writers have in common is that they are readers first. They have read lots and lots of stuff, because they're just…

— Terry Pratchett

Whatever solidarity I have established with other writers individually, it is usually organized around books. We connected as readers, as it were, not writers.

— Aleksandar Hemon

A good writer is one you can read without breaking a sweat.

— Patricia T. O'Conner

“The best writers are usually the most voracious & diverse readers!”

— C.S. Dixon

I don't read other writers because I'm writing all the time. It's too disturbing to read a writer with a good style when you're…

— Norman Mailer

In fact, I think for a lot of writers, it's so hard to be read.

— Susie Bright

Good writers have two things in common: they prefer to be understood rather than admired; and they do not write for knowing and over-acute…

— Friedrich Nietzsche

Like most authors, I also love to read.

— Aprilynne Pike

“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

We read and remember certain writers because they offer distinctive voices and perspectives, because they've given themselves over completely and passionately to their obsessions…

— Chang-Rae Lee

To me, the solidarity of readers is far more important than the solidarity of writers, particularly since readers in fact find ways to connect…

— Aleksandar Hemon