“My parents were very supportive and always encouraged us. My father was a gentle, nice man. My mother was quite a colourful character and a keen reader who encouraged me to write.” MenWritingCharacterMotherFatherParentNiceReaderGentleSupportiveColorfulNice Man Author:Alexander McCall Smith
“I must suppose that reading wonderful writers may, inadvertently, teach an avid reader a great deal -- not only about life and other matters, but about how to write. Therefore doubtless I have benefited from frequent immersions in the glowing genius of others. It would be nice to think so. (I do actually think so). But to improve my skills will never be the prompting force of my reading -- that's just literary lust.” ThinkingWritingMayMatterWould BeReadingForceDealsTeachNiceWonderfulReaderGeniusSkillsLustBeing NiceGlowingAvidImmersion Author:Tanith Lee
“It is a hard and nice subject for a man to speak of himself: it grates his own heart to say anything of disparagement, and the reader's ear to hear anything of praise from him.” MenHeartHardSpeakNiceSubjectsReaderEarsPraiseSay AnythingEgotismGrate Book:Essays and Selected Verse: With an Introd Source: Essays and Selected Verse: With an Introd
“It's a nice reader, but there's nothing on the iPad I look at and say, 'Oh, I wish Microsoft had done it.'” LooksDoneWishNiceReaderMicrosoftIpads Author:Bill Gates
“I've heard some readers saying they wished the story was longer, and I completely understand that desire - we all like to sink into a nice, long novel.” LongStoriesDesireNovelNiceHeardReader Author:Theodora Goss
“Whatever I'm doing, I try to write well. I try to give the reader a nice, clean well-written surface, where the writing is transparent. It probably takes me longer to write things, but it's very important to me that the writing itself be good.” GivingWritingTryingWellsImportantNiceWrittenReaderCleanSurfaceBe GoodTake MeTransparentWell Written Author:Shelby Steele