Quotes by Stone, Robert

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What you're trying to do when you write is to crowd the reader out of >>

Quotations about Writers and Writing

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What you're trying to do when you write is to crowd the reader out of his own space and occupy it with yours, in a good cause. You're trying to take over his sensibility and deliver an experience that moves from mere information.

Stone, Robert