Who said "The writer only begins a book; the reader completes it."?

This quote is attributed to Samuel Johnson.

The writer only begins a book; the reader completes it. - Samuel Johnson

"The writer only begins a book; the reader completes it."

Samuel Johnson Literature

Lexicographer Writer English 1709–1784

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