“A modern librarian, who has faith in the law that 'BOOKS ARE FOR USE,' is happy only when his readers make his shelves constantly empty. It is not the books that go out that worry him. It is the stay-at-home volumes that perplex and depress him.” BookUseHomeLawWorryModernReaderEmptyHave FaithVolumeDepressingShelvesLibrarianStay At Home Author:S. R. Ranganathan
“I have only one reader - me. I'm the average reader. If I like it, that's all I worry about.” IfsWorryReaderAverage Author:Judith Krantz
“Character development is what I value most as a reader of fiction. If an author can manage to create the sort of characters who feel fully real, who I find myself worrying about while Im walking through the grocery store aisles a week later, that to me is as close to perfection as it gets.” IfsFeelsRealCharacterValuesFictionWorryWeekDevelopmentReaderWalkingPerfectionStoresManageGroceriesCharacter DevelopmentAisleGrocery Stores Author:J. Courtney Sullivan
“One of the keys is, and it may sound funny, talking about characters with super powers, but one of the keys is to make your characters as realistic and believable as possible. Even if they have super powers, you say to yourself, "Well, if somebody had a super power like this, what would his life be like? Wouldn't he still maybe have to go to the dentist or wouldn't he have to worry about making a living? What about his love life?" You've got to make characters that your reader can believe exists or might exist.” IfsBelieveWellsMayStillsCharacterMightLife IsSoundTalkingWorryKeysReaderLove LifeRealisticHis LoveLife Is LikeDentistBelievableMaking A LivingSuper Power Author:Stan Lee
“You hope that people read your book and say "Yes, this is the way it is or could be." But then you have no way of knowing until the reader reads the book. Actually, the critical response doesn't worry me. I've had very few reviews that have upset me.” PeopleWayBookWorryKnowingReaderResponseCriticalUpsetReviews Author:Robert Cormier
“People always ask me about the role models that I'm providing for kids, and I say I can't be concerned with that. I'm not worrying about corrupting youth. I'm worrying about writing realistically and truthfully to affect the reader.” PeopleWritingI CanKidsAsksRolesWorryYouthReaderModelsConcernedAsk MeRole ModelsProvidingNot Worrying Author:Robert Cormier
“I believe we should spend less time worrying about the quantity of books children read and more time introducing them to quality books that will turn them on to the joy of reading and turn them into lifelong readers.” ShouldBelieveChildrenBookKidsJoyTurnsReadingI BelieveQualityWorryReaderMore TimeQuantityIntroducingLifelongJoy Of Reading Author:James Patterson