Quotes of All Topics . Occasions . Authors
I'm never sure who I'm writing for, or who's reading me, but I definitely see myself in conspiracy with my readers.
Readers are always surprised to learn that authors have little or no input regarding the cover art for their books.
Many readers know my work first through 'Housekeeping,' simply because it was my only novel for a pretty long time.
It really matters to writers to find and treasure readers, all the more when they're on the other side of the world.
I have readers tell me that I must be bored, but that's not true. I am never bored with the characters. I like them.
In a highly competitive newspaper market, every editor needs to appeal to female readers to boost their circulation.
'Dirtiest Secret' is Dallas Sykes' story. And it is a stand-alone trilogy that readers can come to completely fresh.
I don't care if my books don't sell abroad; we have a large enough market in our country. I write for Indian readers.
Through my fiction, I make mainstream readers see the new Americans as complex human beings, not as just 'The Other.'
My purpose as a writer is to communicate in such a way as to challenge the thinking of readers and touch their hearts.
I've always been drawn to writing for young readers. The books that I read growing up remain in my mind very strongly.
I wish my readers took less of my time - about a third of my working time goes to them - but I love and need them all.
If I present a boring personal life to my readers, it's going to be harder for them to think of my novels as thrilling.
Readers probably haven't heard much about it yet, but they will. Quantum technology turns ordinary reality upside down.
I meet blind and partially-sighted young readers all the time, and it's a shock that so few books are available to them.
I want readers to rehearse that day when everything shatters and think through what they'll hang onto when that happens.
Writers write to influence their readers, their preachers, their auditors, but always, at bottom, to be more themselves.
Young readers have to be entertained. No child reads fiction because they think it's going to make them a better person.
Sonia Sotomayor has lived a remarkable life, and her achievements will prove an inspiration to readers around the world.
My favorite aspect of being an author has always been visiting different communities and meeting my readers face to face.
Part of me becomes the characters I'm writing about. I think readers feel like they are there, the way I am, as a result.
I think of every book as a single entity, and some have later gone on to become a series, often at the request of readers.
There is a whole generation of romance readers and writers who suffer from what I like to think of as 'Thorn Birds' Fever.
My father was an engineer - he wasn't literary, not a writer or a journalist, but he was one of the world's great readers.
Laughter is healing and helpful and fun, and I see my role as an entertainer, and I want readers to leave my books smiling.
As a writer, I have readers who will have a range of political views. I don't think they look to me for political guidance.
The books that will never be read. And all due to the fear of censorship. As always, young readers will be the real losers.
I have no interest in writing confessions, in deliberately baring myself to my readers. I prefer to remain behind a screen.
I enjoy the Web site a lot and I like being able to talk to my readers. I've always had a very close relationship with them.
My relationship with my readers is somewhat theatrical. One of the main things I try to do in my work is delight my readers.
When I started, there was more of a cultural assumption that many readers would find gay characters irrelevant or repugnant.
My parents were avid readers. Both had ambitions to write that had been abandoned early in life in order to get on with life.
'NYT Opinion' offers our readers what we think are the most stimulating and interesting points of view you can find anywhere.
My novels about medieval Wales were set in unexplored terrain; my readers did not know what lay around every bend in the road.
They screwed up 'Raise the Titanic!' so badly, I stay away from Hollywood. I won't cheat my readers with another piece of crap.
One of the many things that surprised me about 'Wool' is how many of its fans don't consider themselves science fiction readers.
With so many millions of titles available, the books that will get talked about are the books that make readers talk about them.
'Time' is an internationalist publication catering to internationalist readers who are not only interested in their own backyard.
I write about the trials and triumphs of contemporary life - and often the readers see themselves between the lines of the story.
Some readers took 'Heaven's My Destination' as a satire on Christianity and the Midwest, but today it reads like a loving comedy.
As writers and readers, as sinners and citizens, our realism and our aesthetic sense make us wary of crediting the positive note.
I've never listened to any of my audiobooks, but I'm very, very happy that they've received such excellent feedback from readers!
PR and marketing doesn't sell books. It gets attention for them. It sends readers to bookstores and websites to read a few pages.
The columnists have a very personal relationship with their readers, and the readers deserve to hear directly from the columnists.
A good story, a story resonant and remarkable, can be remade endlessly to tell new sides of itself for new generations of readers.
I've worked with many large and small publishers, and nearly all of them love the value that Instapaper provides to their readers.
I love meeting readers and booksellers and am beyond overwhelmed and gratified at the reception. Each day feels like an adventure.
You hear all this whining going on, 'Where are our great writers?' The thing I might feel doleful about is: Where are the readers?
In its fifty-first year of publication, 'The Paris Review' continues to search for new ways to bring together writers and readers.
Five to 10 years from now, if not sooner, the vast majority of 'The New Republic' readers are likely to be reading it on a tablet.