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Publishing Quotes

One the other hand, the publishing trend is ghastly, isn’t it? Two hundred and something distributors are now down to 10 or 12? and what’s the recruiting drive? Picture Quote #1

To write what is worth publishing, to find honest people to publish it, and get sensible people to read it, are the three great difficulties in being an author Picture Quote #1

To newspapers and publishing houses I urge the use of fact over fiction, freedom of the press, and responsibility at all times Picture Quote #1

There is a lust in man no charm can tame: Of loudly publishing his neighbor’s shame: On eagles wings immortal scandals fly, while virtuous actions are born and die Picture Quote #1

Men of science in former ages worked in secret, and instead of publishing their discoveries, taught them in secret to carefully selected pupils Picture Quote #1

The job of an editor in a publishing house is the dullest, hardest, most exciting, exasperating and rewarding of perhaps any job in the world Picture Quote #1

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I continued writing the bad plays which fortunately nobody would produce, just as no one did me the unkindness of publishing my early novels Picture Quote #1

If it weren’t for received ideas, the publishing industry wouldn’t have any ideas at all Picture Quote #1

Publishing is a very mysterious business. It is hard to predict what kind of sale or reception a book will have, and advertising seems to do very little good Picture Quote #1

The job of editor in a publishing house is the dullest, hardest, most exciting, exasperating and rewarding of perhaps any job in the world Picture Quote #1

In a very real sense, the writer writes in order to teach himself, to understand himself, to satisfy himself; the publishing of his ideas, though it brings gratifications, is a curious anticlimax Picture Quote #1

The journalist should be on his guard against publishing what is false in taste or exceptionable in morals Picture Quote #1

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But we discovered that, although I liked publishing, the commercial side meant nothing at all to me Picture Quote #1

I graduated with an English degree and worked for awhile in academic publishing Picture Quote #1

It’s possible there are no two books in publishing history more dissimilar than ‘Human Traces’ and ‘Devil May Care.’ And that was really the attraction of it Picture Quote #1

I got a couple of stories published, but the kind of money you were making for publishing a short story, I could see I wasn’t going to make a living at it Picture Quote #1

I worked in publishing before I became an author, so I knew how a book gets made Picture Quote #1

Publishing is a business of relationships. The relationships you make at one house can carry over to another Picture Quote #1

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So, while I gave up the notions of publishing at that time, I never stopped editing and refining that book. A few years later, in 1987, I thought I had it ready to go out again Picture Quote #1

Publishing is a business, but journalism never was and is not essentially a business. Nor is it a profession Picture Quote #1

My grief is that the publishing world, the book writing world is an extraordinary shoddy, dirty, dingy world Picture Quote #1

There is a marvelous peace in not publishing... I like to write. I love to write. But I write just for myself and my own pleasure Picture Quote #1

I have a problem with censorship by the lawyer - by legal people by the publishing firm, and I may be changing publishers. They don’t seem to want to take too many risks with living people Picture Quote #1

I wanted to highlight that whole dreadful process in book publishing that ‘nothing succeeds like success Picture Quote #1

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I’ve never seen a worse situation than that of young writers in the United States. The publishing business in North America is so commercialized Picture Quote #1

If you wrote a novel in South Africa which didn’t concern the central issues, it wouldn’t be worth publishing Picture Quote #1

The money can be decent, but I really don’t recommend the work-for-hire route as an entry into publishing. Too many things can go wrong Picture Quote #1

I used to be with a publishing house called Roosevelt Music. A gentleman there told me he had seen Peggy Lee perform Fever in Las Vegas and I found out later she wanted to record it Picture Quote #1

Publishing a protocol under the name Atom that tries to capture all of the prior art in this stage and might provide a good basis for winding down the syndication wars Picture Quote #1

I had a hard time publishing my books in the beginning of my career, because editors were afraid what people would think of THEM, personally, if their name was associated with me Picture Quote #1

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One the other hand, the publishing trend is ghastly, isn’t it? Two hundred and something distributors are now down to 10 or 12? and what’s the recruiting drive? (Publishing Quotes) To write what is worth publishing, to find honest people to publish it, and get sensible people to read it, are the three great difficulties in being an author (Publishing Quotes) To newspapers and publishing houses I urge the use of fact over fiction, freedom of the press, and responsibility at all times (Publishing Quotes) There is a lust in man no charm can tame: Of loudly publishing his neighbor’s shame: On eagles wings immortal scandals fly, while virtuous actions are born and die (Publishing Quotes) Men of science in former ages worked in secret, and instead of publishing their discoveries, taught them in secret to carefully selected pupils (Publishing Quotes) The job of an editor in a publishing house is the dullest, hardest, most exciting, exasperating and rewarding of perhaps any job in the world (Publishing Quotes) I continued writing the bad plays which fortunately nobody would produce, just as no one did me the unkindness of publishing my early novels (Publishing Quotes) If it weren’t for received ideas, the publishing industry wouldn’t have any ideas at all (Publishing Quotes) Publishing is a very mysterious business. It is hard to predict what kind of sale or reception a book will have, and advertising seems to do very little good (Publishing Quotes) The job of editor in a publishing house is the dullest, hardest, most exciting, exasperating and rewarding of perhaps any job in the world (Publishing Quotes) In a very real sense, the writer writes in order to teach himself, to understand himself, to satisfy himself; the publishing of his ideas, though it brings gratifications, is a curious anticlimax (Publishing Quotes) The journalist should be on his guard against publishing what is false in taste or exceptionable in morals (Publishing Quotes) But we discovered that, although I liked publishing, the commercial side meant nothing at all to me (Publishing Quotes) I graduated with an English degree and worked for awhile in academic publishing (Publishing Quotes) It’s possible there are no two books in publishing history more dissimilar than ‘Human Traces’ and ‘Devil May Care.’ And that was really the attraction of it (Publishing Quotes) I got a couple of stories published, but the kind of money you were making for publishing a short story, I could see I wasn’t going to make a living at it (Publishing Quotes) I worked in publishing before I became an author, so I knew how a book gets made (Publishing Quotes) Publishing is a business of relationships. The relationships you make at one house can carry over to another (Publishing Quotes) So, while I gave up the notions of publishing at that time, I never stopped editing and refining that book. A few years later, in 1987, I thought I had it ready to go out again (Publishing Quotes) Publishing is a business, but journalism never was and is not essentially a business. Nor is it a profession (Publishing Quotes) My grief is that the publishing world, the book writing world is an extraordinary shoddy, dirty, dingy world (Publishing Quotes) There is a marvelous peace in not publishing... I like to write. I love to write. But I write just for myself and my own pleasure (Publishing Quotes) I have a problem with censorship by the lawyer - by legal people by the publishing firm, and I may be changing publishers. They don’t seem to want to take too many risks with living people (Publishing Quotes) I wanted to highlight that whole dreadful process in book publishing that ‘nothing succeeds like success (Publishing Quotes) I’ve never seen a worse situation than that of young writers in the United States. The publishing business in North America is so commercialized (Publishing Quotes) If you wrote a novel in South Africa which didn’t concern the central issues, it wouldn’t be worth publishing (Publishing Quotes) The money can be decent, but I really don’t recommend the work-for-hire route as an entry into publishing. Too many things can go wrong (Publishing Quotes) I used to be with a publishing house called Roosevelt Music. A gentleman there told me he had seen Peggy Lee perform Fever in Las Vegas and I found out later she wanted to record it (Publishing Quotes) Publishing a protocol under the name Atom that tries to capture all of the prior art in this stage and might provide a good basis for winding down the syndication wars (Publishing Quotes) I had a hard time publishing my books in the beginning of my career, because editors were afraid what people would think of THEM, personally, if their name was associated with me (Publishing Quotes)

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