Bits Quote by William H. Gass

During the writing of all of my books, I've learned that, most of all, people want to know that someone is listening and -…

— Doug Stanton

Sometimes, I like to imagine the perfect reader - the reader who not just understands what I am about, but soaks up every word…

— Paul Lynch

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

— Manuel Puig

I hate to write! But I love to talk, so I'm told that when people read my books, it like I'm there just talking…

— Steven Gundry

All these are readers, and their gestures, their craft, the pleasure, the responsibility and the power they derive from reading, are common with mine.…

— Alberto Manguel

Once you share what you're communicating with your audience, then you can make more sense of it in a subconscious way.

— Arca

The more of my readers I encounter who say, often apologetically, that they are actually listeners, the more I write for the ear rather…

— H. W. Brands

Sometimes I write with a particular person in mind. I think it's fair to say that I write for a perceptive reader. You have…

— James Salter

I'm a fan of meeting readers face to face, at reader events, where we're able to sit down and take some time to talk.

— Suzanne Brockmann

Whenever I speak, I talk to the collective consciousness of my audience.

— Sixto Rodriguez

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

— Helen Dunmore

It's interesting that reading, like listening to podcasts, is a lone pursuit, one where we keep our mouths shut and let someone else do…

— Sara Pascoe