“On a personal note: I have contracted an outstanding case of breast cancer, from which I intend to recover. I don't need get-well cards, but I would like the beloved women readers to do something for me: Go. Get. The. Damn. Mammogram. Done.” NeedsWellsDoneCasesReaderNotesCancerCardsBelovedDamnBreastsOutstandingBreast CancerGet WellMammograms Author:Molly Ivins
“As writers and readers, as sinners and citizens, our realism and our aesthetic sense make us wary of crediting the positive note.” RealityReaderCitizensNotesSinnerAestheticRealism Book:Crediting Poetry: The Nobel Lecture Source: Crediting Poetry: The Nobel Lecture
“Thanks to music I have found a deeper connection to an otherwise elusive God. Thru music I get to commune directly, and daily. On a side note to readers, any service or craft you give your heart to will give you the same effect. Don't be afraid to work less and play more! We are human. We didn't come here to hold down a dayjob. We came here to live and learn!” GivingHumansHeartPlayFoundSidesEffectsReaderConnectionsNotesDeeperCraftsThanksElusiveLive And LearnCommunes Author:Jason Mraz
“Kind 'Guardian' readers have been forwarding me round robin Christmas newsletters for years now: lengthy missives full of perfect children, exotic holidays, talented pets and endless, tedious detail. The notes that accompanied them revealed they had inspired in the original recipients everything from mild irritation to absolute rage.” YearsKindChildrenHas BeensPerfectReaderAbsolutesOriginalsNotesInspiredRoundsDetailsRageEndlessPetHolidayGuardianTediousExoticRobinsIrritationLengthyNewslettersPerfect Child Author:Simon Hoggart
“Most of us have loved. And the terror for a writer is that readers will forgive you so much, but they won't forgive you one false note about love, about which they too are expert.” ReaderForgivingNotesTerrorExperts Author:Richard Flanagan
“Note to our readers - Donald Trump is a serial liar, rampant xenophobe, racist, misogynist, birther and bully who was repeatedly pledged to ban all Muslims - 1.6 million members of an entire religion - from entering the U.S.” MillionsTrumpReaderMembersNotesRacistLiarsEnteringBullyBansSerials Author:Ryan Grim
“I would encourage you as a screenwriter to trust your story and don't make notes for the actors or don't make notes for the reader.” StoriesActorsReaderNotesScreenwriters Author:Ewan McGregor