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Daily Inspiration Quote by Larry King

"Good writers are in the business of leaving signposts saying, Tour my world, see and feel it through my eyes; I am your guide"

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Writing, in Larry King’s telling, isn’t a private act of self-expression; it’s a hosted experience. The metaphor does the heavy lifting: “signposts” suggests clarity and direction without coercion. A good writer doesn’t drag you through a plot by the collar, they place markers that make you want to keep going. It’s a hospitable vision of authorship, the opposite of the gatekept, “work for it” posture that sometimes passes for literary seriousness.

King’s entertainer background sharpens the intent. As a broadcaster, he made a career out of guiding audiences through conversations with the illusion of effortlessness. The subtext here is showmanship: the writer as tour guide, not as genius on a mountaintop. “Tour my world” is an invitation, but it’s also branding. You’re being promised a distinct point of view - a curated reality - and the writer’s job is to make that reality legible and emotionally vivid.

The line “see and feel it through my eyes” quietly endorses subjectivity over omniscience. It’s not “here are the facts,” it’s “here is the angle that will make the facts matter.” That maps neatly onto King’s media era, where trust is earned less by authority than by relatability and voice. The quote flatters the reader, too: you’re not a pupil; you’re a guest. The best writers, King implies, don’t just inform. They escort.

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APA Style (7th ed.)
King, Larry. (2026, January 15). Good writers are in the business of leaving signposts saying, Tour my world, see and feel it through my eyes; I am your guide. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/good-writers-are-in-the-business-of-leaving-166174/

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King, Larry. "Good writers are in the business of leaving signposts saying, Tour my world, see and feel it through my eyes; I am your guide." FixQuotes. January 15, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/good-writers-are-in-the-business-of-leaving-166174/.

MLA Style (9th ed.)
"Good writers are in the business of leaving signposts saying, Tour my world, see and feel it through my eyes; I am your guide." FixQuotes, 15 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/good-writers-are-in-the-business-of-leaving-166174/. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.

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Larry King (born November 19, 1933) is a Entertainer from USA.

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