Quotes About Engagement

You're talking to me." "Yes

The reader wants to be immersed in a story, not drowned in words

Some books you read. Some books you enjoy. But some books just swallow you up, heart and soul

I once heard someone on a bus say that this guy had gotten under her skin. And it struck me as a remarkable thought - that someone would affect you so deeply they'd always be a part of you.

I don't know what he means by that, but I nod and smile at him. You'd be surprised at how far that response can get you in a conversation where you are completely confused.

You keep distracting me," I tell her. "All I'm doing is sitting here talking to you!" "Exactly," I say, and I smile at her.j

But without a reader, a story is only half complete. It's like blueprints that never get built; like a swimming pool without water. The foundation's there, but it's useless. Without a reader, the words just sit on the page, waiting to come alive in someone's imagination.

The story isn't mine to change anymore. Maybe it belonged to me at first, but now it belongs to you. And to everyone else who's ever read it. The act of reading is a partnership. The author builds a house, but the reader makes it a home.

No, honestly, my mouth shouldn't be able to function unless my brain's engaged.

For the first time in human history, most people are doing things that could never interest a child enough to want to tag along. That says less about the child than about us.

People who like their job will give it their best. Those who don't, show it by a poor performance.

If you have no job, help is needed.

No task rightly done is truly private. It is part of the world's work.

Work is more fun than fun.

It is not upon thee to finish the work neither art thou free to abstain from it.

If you're in a good profession it's hard to get bored because you're never finished-there will always be work you haven't done.

Work is a world apart from jobs. Work is the way you occupy your mind and hand and eye and whole body when they're informed by your imagination.

To love what you do and feel that it matters-how could anything be more fun?

It is not hard work that is dreary it is superficial work

Good communication is as stimulating as black coffee and just as hard to sleep after.

Most leaders are indispensable but to produce a major social change many ordinary people must also be involved.

The best way to learn is by doing. The only way to build a strong work ethic is getting your hands dirty.

One thing I learned particularly at Yale was how to work with others. Having studied so long trying to master myself, the biggest challenge was learning about the other person's work.

If I get a chance to write a comic book or do a voice in an Adult Swim show, I do it. It's much more fulfilling to me and I get to work with people who I'm a fan of.