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Reader Quotes

I pre-suppose, of course, a reader who is willing to learn something new and therefore to think for himself Picture Quote #1

Before I'm a writer, I'm definitely a reader and when I read memoir, I really want it to be true Picture Quote #1

I want you, as a reader, to experience what I experience, to let that other world, that imaginary world that I have created, tell you things about the real world Picture Quote #1

If the writer were more like a reader, he'd be a reader, not a writer. It's as uncomplicated as that Picture Quote #1

Aesthetic criticism returns us to the autonomy of imaginative literature and the sovereignty of the solitary soul, the reader not as a person in society but as the deep self, our ultimate inwardness Picture Quote #1

I worked in Hollywood as a reader and a would - be writer for about 6 years before I sold my first story Picture Quote #1

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Usually, when people get to the end of a chapter, they close the book and go to sleep. I deliberately write a book so when the reader gets to the end of the chapter, he or she must turn one more page Picture Quote #1

The thing to remember when you're writing is, it's not whether or not what you put on paper is true. It's whether it wakes a truth in your reader Picture Quote #1

Every book tells a different story to the person who reads it. How they perceive that book will depend on who they are. A good book reflects the reader, as much as it illuminates the author's text Picture Quote #1

It is the test of a novel writer's art that he conceal his snake in the grass; but the reader may be sure that it is always there Picture Quote #1

I have no ambition to surprise my reader. Castles with unknown passages are not compatible with my homely muse Picture Quote #1

Miss Winter restored to me the virginal qualities of the novice reader, and then with her stories she ravished me Picture Quote #1

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On the page, punctuation performs its grammatical function, but in the mind of the reader it does more than that. It tells the reader how to hum the tune Picture Quote #1

Using the comma well announces that you have an ear for sense and rhythm, confidence in your style and a proper respect for your reader Picture Quote #1

We read privately, mentally listening to the author's voice and translating the writer's thoughts. The book remains static and fixed; the reader journeys through it Picture Quote #1

Every writer has an ideal reader, I thought, and it was just my good luck that mine wanted to sleep with me Picture Quote #1

The meeting of writer and reader is an intimate act, and it properly takes place in private Picture Quote #1

The act of writing. Is the act of trying to understand why my opinion is what it is. And ultimately, I think that's the same experience the reader has when they pick up one of my books Picture Quote #1

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Every reader finds himself. The writer's work is merely a kind of optical instrument that makes it possible for the reader to discern what, without this book, he would perhaps never have seen in himself Picture Quote #1

The great work must inevitably be obscure, except to the very few, to those who like the author himself are initiated into the mysteries. Communication then is secondary: it is perpetuation which is important. For this only one good reader is necessary Picture Quote #1

The novelist teaches the reader to comprehend the world as a question. There is wisdom and tolerance in that attitude. In a world built on sacrosanct certainties the novel is dead Picture Quote #1

In The Touch, the love scenes are the same as they were in The Thorn Birds or anything else I've ever written. I find a way of saying that either it was heaven or hell but in a way that still leaves room for the reader to use their own imagination Picture Quote #1

I think of novels in architectural terms. You have to enter at the gate, and this gate must be constructed in such a way that the reader has immediate confidence in the strength of the building Picture Quote #1

I have hardly detained the reader long enough on the subject, to give him a just impression of the stress laid on confession. It is one of the great points to which our attention was constantly directed Picture Quote #1

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There's a unique bond of trust between readers and authors that I don't believe exists in any other art form; as a reader, I trust a novelist to give me his or her best effort, however flawed Picture Quote #1

I tend to foster drama via bleakness. If I want the reader to feel sympathy for a character, I cleave the character in half, on his birthday. And then it starts raining. And he's made of sugar Picture Quote #1

Great literature should do some good to the reader: must quicken his perception though dull, and sharpen his discrimination though blunt, and mellow the rawness of his personal opinions Picture Quote #1

Create a world in which these things do or do not exist, or in which they are extended in some way. Test reality against this fiction. The reader will recognize the world that you're talking about, even though it may be another one altogether Picture Quote #1

For the speedy reader paragraphs become a country the eye flies over looking for landmarks, reference points, airports, restrooms, passages of sex Picture Quote #1

Tis the good reader that makes the good book; in every book he finds passages which seem confidences or asides hidden from all else and unmistakenly meant for his ear Picture Quote #1

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I pre-suppose, of course, a reader who is willing to learn something new and therefore to think for himself (Reader Quotes) Before I'm a writer, I'm definitely a reader and when I read memoir, I really want it to be true (Reader Quotes) I want you, as a reader, to experience what I experience, to let that other world, that imaginary world that I have created, tell you things about the real world (Reader Quotes) If the writer were more like a reader, he'd be a reader, not a writer. It's as uncomplicated as that (Reader Quotes) Aesthetic criticism returns us to the autonomy of imaginative literature and the sovereignty of the solitary soul, the reader not as a person in society but as the deep self, our ultimate inwardness (Reader Quotes) I worked in Hollywood as a reader and a would - be writer for about 6 years before I sold my first story (Reader Quotes) Usually, when people get to the end of a chapter, they close the book and go to sleep. I deliberately write a book so when the reader gets to the end of the chapter, he or she must turn one more page (Reader Quotes) The thing to remember when you're writing is, it's not whether or not what you put on paper is true. It's whether it wakes a truth in your reader (Reader Quotes) Every book tells a different story to the person who reads it. How they perceive that book will depend on who they are. A good book reflects the reader, as much as it illuminates the author's text (Reader Quotes) It is the test of a novel writer's art that he conceal his snake in the grass; but the reader may be sure that it is always there (Reader Quotes) I have no ambition to surprise my reader. Castles with unknown passages are not compatible with my homely muse (Reader Quotes) Miss Winter restored to me the virginal qualities of the novice reader, and then with her stories she ravished me (Reader Quotes) On the page, punctuation performs its grammatical function, but in the mind of the reader it does more than that. It tells the reader how to hum the tune (Reader Quotes) Using the comma well announces that you have an ear for sense and rhythm, confidence in your style and a proper respect for your reader (Reader Quotes) We read privately, mentally listening to the author's voice and translating the writer's thoughts. The book remains static and fixed; the reader journeys through it (Reader Quotes) Every writer has an ideal reader, I thought, and it was just my good luck that mine wanted to sleep with me (Reader Quotes) The meeting of writer and reader is an intimate act, and it properly takes place in private (Reader Quotes) The act of writing. Is the act of trying to understand why my opinion is what it is. And ultimately, I think that's the same experience the reader has when they pick up one of my books (Reader Quotes) Every reader finds himself. The writer's work is merely a kind of optical instrument that makes it possible for the reader to discern what, without this book, he would perhaps never have seen in himself (Reader Quotes) The great work must inevitably be obscure, except to the very few, to those who like the author himself are initiated into the mysteries. Communication then is secondary: it is perpetuation which is important. For this only one good reader is necessary (Reader Quotes) The novelist teaches the reader to comprehend the world as a question. There is wisdom and tolerance in that attitude. In a world built on sacrosanct certainties the novel is dead (Reader Quotes) In The Touch, the love scenes are the same as they were in The Thorn Birds or anything else I've ever written. I find a way of saying that either it was heaven or hell but in a way that still leaves room for the reader to use their own imagination (Reader Quotes) I think of novels in architectural terms. You have to enter at the gate, and this gate must be constructed in such a way that the reader has immediate confidence in the strength of the building (Reader Quotes) I have hardly detained the reader long enough on the subject, to give him a just impression of the stress laid on confession. It is one of the great points to which our attention was constantly directed (Reader Quotes) There's a unique bond of trust between readers and authors that I don't believe exists in any other art form; as a reader, I trust a novelist to give me his or her best effort, however flawed (Reader Quotes) I tend to foster drama via bleakness. If I want the reader to feel sympathy for a character, I cleave the character in half, on his birthday. And then it starts raining. And he's made of sugar (Reader Quotes) Great literature should do some good to the reader: must quicken his perception though dull, and sharpen his discrimination though blunt, and mellow the rawness of his personal opinions (Reader Quotes) Create a world in which these things do or do not exist, or in which they are extended in some way. Test reality against this fiction. The reader will recognize the world that you're talking about, even though it may be another one altogether (Reader Quotes) For the speedy reader paragraphs become a country the eye flies over looking for landmarks, reference points, airports, restrooms, passages of sex (Reader Quotes) Tis the good reader that makes the good book; in every book he finds passages which seem confidences or asides hidden from all else and unmistakenly meant for his ear (Reader Quotes)

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