Books Quote by Will Self

The connection that I have with my readers makes me very happy, and gives meaning to the strange profession of writing

— Isabel Allende

I cherish my work and all of my readers.

— Kris Carr

I like to be happy when I'm writing. If not, then how will the reader manage?

— Kevin Barry

Whenever I write, I'm always thinking of the reader.

— Manuel Puig

Every writer aspires to recognition , and it comes entirely privately, without public fanfare, each time a piece of work is judged worthy of publication.

— Cynthia Ozick

I write mostly for pleasure, and the reading should ideally be for pleasure, too.

— Ruskin Bond

The reason I spend thousands of lifetime hours creating something 99 percent of which no one else is likely to ever read is that…

— Christina Baldwin

My purpose as a writer is to communicate in such a way as to challenge the thinking of readers and touch their hearts.

— Randy Alcorn

“We have our responsibilities as readers and even our importance. The standards we raise and the judgments we pass steal in the air and…

— Virginia Woolf

You write to suit some sense in yourself and trust that that will resonate with a certain wider readership.

— Anna Quindlen

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

— Guillermo Cabrera Infante

A good reader is nearly as rare as a good writer. People bring their prejudices, whether friendly or adverse. They are lamp and spectacles,…

— Robert Aris Willmott