The paper is patient, but the reader is not.

Joseph Joubert
The paper is patient, but the reader is not.
The paper is patient, but the reader is not.
The paper is patient, but the reader is not.
The paper is patient, but the reader is not.
About This Quote

In this quote, the author of the book is speaking about how a writer should not make his readers wait too long for a new book. The author of the book is talking about how writers should not make readers wait forever for a new book. The reader will get tired of waiting and will eventually give up on waiting for a new book to be written.

Source: The Notebooks Of Joseph Joubert

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