Quotes on readers

“Books are no more threatened by Kindle than stairs by elevators.”

Stephen Fry

“Maybe this is why we read, and why in moments of darkness we return to books: to find words for what we already know.”

Alberto Manguel

“A reader takes poetry deep within him or her by accommodating it within his/her range of consciousness. So there is a possibility that the poems are received and understood differently when they enter into readers’ sphere.”

Suman Pokhrel

Readers are smarter than we think, and it’s the writer’s job to keep up.

Donald Bain