“Literature remains an indispensable human activity, in which the reader and the writer are engaged of their own volition. Hence, literature has no duty to the masses or society, and ethical or moral pronouncements added by busybody critics are of no concern to the writer.” HumansLiteratureMoralDutyReaderActivityMassConcernRemainsCriticsEngagedEthicalIndispensableHuman ActivityVolitionBusybodies Author:Gao Xingjian
“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
“The first duty of an editor is to gauge the sentiment of his reader, and then to tell them what they like to believe.” FirstsBelieveDutyReaderSentimentsEditorsGauges Book:THE THEORY OF BUSINESS ENTERPRISE (Nature, Causes, Utility & Drift of Business Enterprise): A Political Economy Book Source: THE THEORY OF BUSINESS ENTERPRISE (Nature, Causes, Utility & Drift of Business Enterprise): A Political Economy Book
“It is an author's primary duty to entertain. Sling out all the philosophical terms, but keep the reader turning the page.” TermDutyReaderPagesPhilosophicalPrimaries Author:Susan Howatch