#reader

The suspense of a novel is not only in the reader, but in the novelist, who is intensely curious about what will happen to the hero. ↗

— Mary McCarthy

#curious #happen #hero #intensely #novel

Is it hard for the reader to believe that suicides are sometimes committed to forestall the committing of murder? There is no doubt of it. Nor is there any doubt that murder is sometimes committed to avert suicide. ↗

— Karl A. Menninger

#avert #believe #committed #committing #doubt

All of my books now come from readers' ideas. ↗

— Ann Rule

#come #ideas #now #readers

A reader ought to be able to hold it and become familiar with its organized contents and make it a mind's manageable companion. ↗

— William Safire

#become #companion #contents #familiar #hold

No one ever became, or can become truly eloquent without being a reader of the Bible, and an admirer of the purity and sublimity of its language. ↗

— Fisher Ames

#became #become #being #bible #eloquent

It is grievous to read the papers in most respects, I agree. More and more I skim the headlines only, for one can be sure what is carried beneath them quite automatically, if one has long been a reader of the press journalism. ↗

— Mary Ritter Beard

#automatically #been #beneath #carried #grievous

In a highly competitive newspaper market, every editor needs to appeal to female readers to boost their circulation. ↗

— Rebekah Brooks

#boost #circulation #competitive #editor #every

When I grow up, maybe I will be the first one to circle the sea. Or maybe I will just spend all my day doing everything my way. Maybe I will be in a world of my own I just hope not alone. I just know that whatever I do I will never, ever forget about you. ↗

— Oliver Neubert

#avid-reader #coming-of-age #fable #female-protagonist #life-skills

I have no idea what readership is of written editorials, but it doesn't come anywhere close to the readership of editorial cartoons. ↗

— Paul Conrad

#cartoons #close #come #editorial #editorials

I get letters from readers who say that they have always hated reading, but somebody suggested one of my books, they actually finished the book and enjoyed it, and they're going on to read another book. I'm thrilled that they have figured out that reading is fun. ↗

— Caroline B. Cooney

#always #another #book #books #enjoyed