“I like to be aware of a book as a piece of writing, and aware of its structure as a product of mind, and yet I want to be able to see the represented world through it. I admire artists who succeed in dividing my attention more or less evenly between the world of their books and the art of their books . . . so that a reader may study the work with pleasure as well as the world that it describes.” WorldWantWritingMindWellsMayArtBookAbleArtistPleasureAttentionStudyPiecesProductsReaderSucceedStructureAdmireDividing Author:Annie Dillard
“You've got to be a good reader. So whatever genre that you're interested in, read a lot of books about it and it's better than any kind of writing class you'll ever take. You will absorb techniques and then in a lot of cases you can just start writing using the style of the book or the author that you admire and then your own style will emerge out of that. Be a diligent reader and then try to write seriously, professionally and approach everything in writing in a professional way.” WayWritingTryingKindBookClassCasesStyleReaderApproachTechniqueAdmireGenreDiligent Author:Homer Hickam
“As a writer, you always read in two minds: You read as a reader and you enjoy it, and you look at it as a writer, and you just admire the architecture and the construction.” MindLooksTwoBookStoriesEnjoyReaderArchitectureAdmireConstructionTwo Minds Author:Elizabeth Gilbert
“Sex is difficult to write about because it's just not sexy enough. The only way to write about it is not to write much. Let the reader bring his own sexuality into the text. A writer I usually admire has written about sex in the most off-putting way. There is just too much information.” WayWritingEnoughSexDifficultToo MuchWrittenInformationReaderSexySexualityAdmireToo Much Information Author:Toni Morrison
“'Paradise Lost' is one of the books which the reader admires and lays down, and forgets to take up again. None ever wished it longer than it is.” BookLostForgetReaderDown AndLaysAdmireParadiseParadise Lost Book 2 Book:Paradise lost Source: Paradise lost
“Readers forget that one can critique yet still admire.” StillsForgetReaderAdmireCritique Author:Bell Hooks