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It is more difficult to keep the attention of hearers...

It is more difficult to keep the attention of hearers than of readers.

Quote by Lascelles Abercrombie about attention

The difference is slight, to the influence of an author, whether he is read by five hundred readers, or by five hundred thousand; if he can select the five hundred, he reaches the five hundred thousand.

Quote by Henry B. Adams about influence

Perhaps there are none more lazy, or more truly ignorant, ...

Perhaps there are none more lazy, or more truly ignorant, than your everlasting readers.

Quote by Marcus Aurelius

Those who write clearly have readers, those who write...

Those who write clearly have readers, those who write obscurely have commentators.

Quote by Albert Camus about art

I like giving readers an opportunity to get a hold of me...

I like giving readers an opportunity to get a hold of me in that way and to read things I've written which might disappear otherwise.

Quote by Michael Chabon about chance, things

I started to feel that I had a large problem: my comic book characters didn't exist, and none of my readers would have seen them. The Escapist existed only within the covers of this book.

Quote by Michael Chabon

I wanted to give readers the feeling of knowing the...

I wanted to give readers the feeling of knowing the characters, a mental image.

Quote by Michael Chabon

I consider everywhere I go research, so you will be...

I consider everywhere I go research, so you will be reading about the Bahamas in a future novel! That's because I like to take my readers with me!

Quote by Jackie Collins about research, future

I have written 20 books, and each one is like having a baby. Writing is not easy; some people want to write books but just can't put a story together. I can put together a story that interests both me and my readers.

Quote by Jackie Collins about love, books, writing, people

The only end of writing is to enable readers better to...

The only end of writing is to enable readers better to enjoy life or better to endue it.

Quote by Samuel Johnson about writing, end, life

Most people don't have the money to spend on advertising to create awareness among readers, nor do they have the contacts at newspapers or magazines to get their books reviewed.

Quote by Sara Paretsky about advertising, books, money, people

People who are readers of fiction aren't particularly...

People who are readers of fiction aren't particularly interested in comic books.

Quote by Harvey Pekar about fiction, books, people

Just as the office worker dreams of murdering his hated boss and so is saved from really murdering him, so it is with the author; with his great dreams he helps his readers to survive, to avoid their worst intentions.

Quote by Ernesto Sabato about literature, dream, workers, heads

One can't write for all readers. A poet cannot write for...

One can't write for all readers. A poet cannot write for people who don't like poetry.

Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte about literature, poetry, poets, people

I have been writing for 50 years and readers still read...

I have been writing for 50 years and readers still read my first book from when I was in the Marine Corps.

Quote by Leon Uris about literature, writing

I didn't want to be a writer, but I became one. And now I have many readers, in many countries. I think that's a miracle. So I think I have to be humble regarding this ability. I'm proud of it and I enjoy it, and it is strange to say it this way,...

Quote by Haruki Murakami about attitude, miracle, proudness, country, writers, ability, respect

During half a century of literary work, I have endeavoured to introduce the philosophy of evolution into the sphere of literature, and to inspire my readers to think in evolutionary terms.

Quote by Johannes Vilhelm Jensen about literature, evolution, literary critic, philosophy, work

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