“Writers themselves benefit from all helpful information about their task and methods. Readers, in turn, can have both their understanding and appreciation of literature enhanced by information about the writer's work.” TurnsLiteratureUnderstandingInformationReaderBenefitsTasksMethodAppreciationHelpful Book:The Christian Imagination: The Practice of Faith in Literature and Writing Source: The Christian Imagination: The Practice of Faith in Literature and Writing
“Thoughts for Young Men abounds in reliable counsel and says - with a rare combination of seriousness and graciousness - the very things we need to hear. Young men, for whom it was written, will find it invaluable; but all Christians, men or women, young or old, can read it with lasting benefit. It deserves to be widely read and circulated, and will do spiritual good to every reader.” MenNeedsChristianSpiritualYoungWrittenReaderBenefitsDeserveCombinationYoung ManLastingSeriousnessInvaluableGraciousness Author:Sinclair B. Ferguson
“Such humble talents as God had given me I will endeavour to put to their greatest use; if I am able to amuse, I will try to benefit too; and when I fell it my duty to speak unpalatable truth, with the help of God, I will speak it, through it be to the prejudice of my name and to the detriment of my reader's immediate pleasure as well as my own.” IfsTryingWellsHelpingUseAbleNamesSpeakGivenMy OwnPleasureTalentDutyReaderBenefitsPrejudiceHumbleEndeavour Author:Anne Bronte
“And the truth is that if a writer is successful, you gain readers. It benefits all the writers. It's important for all the writers that as many of us as possible be successful.” IfsImportantSuccessfulReaderTruth IsBenefitsGainsBeing Successful Author:Isabel Allende
“I like to think I'm generally accessible, but I give readers the benefit of the doubt of being reasonably culturally-literate.” ThinkingGivingDoubtReaderBenefitsBenefit Of The Doubt Author:Alonso Duralde
“The best headlines are those that appeal to the reader's self-interest, that is, headlines based on reader benefits. They offer readers something they want - and get from you.” WantSelfInterestReaderOffersBenefitsAppealsSelf InterestHeadlines Author:John Caples
“I'm more than a little suspicious of humor in poems, because I think it can at times be a way of getting a reaction out of a reader, or an audience, that is something closer to relief: i.e., thank god this isn't poetry, but stand-up comedy. Some poets are really funny, but more often poets are fourth rate stand up comics at best. But they benefit from the sheer relief of the audience.” ThinkingWayLittlesAudienceComedyPoetReaderBenefitsRateReactionsReliefThank GodFourthSheerSuspiciousStand Up Comedy Author:Matthew Zapruder
“Neither novels or their readers benefit from any attempts to divine whether any facts hide inside a story. Such efforts attack the very idea that made-up stories can matter, which is sort of the foundational assumption of our species.” MadeIdeasRealMatterFactsStoriesEffortNovelDivineReaderBenefitsSpeciesAssumptionMade Up Stories Book:The Fault in Our Stars Source: The Fault in Our Stars