“The question so often asked of modern painting, "What is it?", contains more than the dull skepticism of the man who is not going to have the wool pulled over his eyes. It speaks of a fundamental placement in relation to the work, that of a voyager in the world coming upon a strange object. The reader reconstitutes the work by his active participation, by approaching the object, tapping it, shaking it, holding it to his ear to hear the roaring within. It is characteristic of the object that it does not declare itself all at once, in a rush of pleasant naïveté.” MenWorldDoeEyeSpeakModernObjectsStrangeHe ManPaintingReaderEarsRelationFundamentalsActiveCharacteristicsPleasantHis EyesDullSkepticismParticipationShakingRoaringTappingWoolVetsPlacementActive ParticipationShaking It Author:Donald Barthelme
“I have a very positive outlook on things. It's hard to predict how actual books are going to do but I'm not freaked out about ebooks taking over. I think there are probably more active readers now because of computers and iPhones.” ThinkingBookHardReaderComputerActiveOutlookPositive OutlookIphoneVery Positive Author:Kevin Sampsell
“Poetry and code - and mathematics - make us read differently from other forms of writing. Written poetry makes the silent reader read three kinds of pattern at once; code moves the reader from a static to an active, interactive and looped domain; while algebraic topology allows us to read qualitative forms and their transformations.” WritingKindMovingFormPoetryThreeLiteratureWrittenReaderTransformationMathematicsSilentPatternsActiveCodeDomainStaticInteractiveQualitativeTopology Author:Stephanie Strickland
“An active and creative reader is a re-reader.” CreativeReaderActive Book:Lectures on Literature Source: Lectures on Literature
“Giving the reader the space to move around and be active, and encourage their active response is important to me. That will connect the reader more to the text.” GivingImportantMovingSpaceReaderResponseActive Author:Leni Zumas
“I was one of the first authors to have an active website. I'm totally obsessed with technology. I'm always looking for ways to connect with my readers. I answer all my fan mail.” WayFirstsAnswersTechnologyFansReaderActiveObsessedMailWebsiteFan Mail Author:Jodi Picoult