“Sometimes the reader will decide something else than the author's intent; this is certainly true of attempts to empirically decipher reality.” SometimesRealityReaderDecipher Author:John M. Ford
“Every book is three books, after all; the one the writer intended, the one the reader expected, and the one that casts its shadow when the first two meet by moonlight.” FirstsTwoBookThreeReaderShadowCastsExpectedMoonlight Author:John M. Ford
“I don't think anyone wants a reader to be completely lost - certainly not to the point of giving up - but there's something to be said for a book that isn't instantly disposable, that rewards a second reading.” ThinkingWantGivingWritingSaidBookReadingLostReaderGiving UpRewardsDisposable Author:John M. Ford
“There are readers who want every point to be clearly and unambiguously set forth, and there are those who want to pry ideas and meanings out for themselves.” WantWritingIdeasReader Author:John M. Ford