“No writer is a quiet reader, for their reading will speak of their writing.”
“Writers write like readers and read like writers.”
“If you would be a reader, read; if a writer, write.”
“The reason a writer writes a book is to forget a book and the reason a reader reads one is to remember it. ”
“The reason a writer writes a book is to forget a book and the reason a reader reads one is to remember it.”
“You learn to write by writing, and by reading and thinking about how writers have created their characters and invented their stories. If you are not a reader, don't even think about being a writer.”