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"Again, we turn down most books that have been self-published unless they have a special track record. We have taken a small number on, however, and sold them to major publishers for a nice sum. But that is an exception to the rule."
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"Always in my books, I like to throw that rogue element into a stable situation and then see what happens."
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Personal Development
"You may not be able to change the course of government, but you can achieve some peace. And books were the path to that. I grew up in a house where books were everywhere."
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Personal Development
"When I was growing up in the 1960s, there was starting to be more books geared towards young adults."
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Personal Development
"I have always read all the latest cookery books and magazines, from all over the world."
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Personal Development
"I always carry lots of stuff with me wherever I roam, always weighted down with books, with cassettes, with pens and paper, just in case I get the urge to sit down somewhere, and oh, I don't know, read something or write my masterpiece."
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Personal Development
"We do not need to proselytise either by our speech or by our writing. We can only do so really with our lives. Let our lives be open books for all to study."
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Personal Development
"Books are standing counselors and preachers, always at hand, and always disinterested; having this advantage over oral instructors, that they are ready to repeat their lesson as often as we please."
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Personal Development
"The first book that they gave me was Jeannie, a young teenager. I went on with her maybe ten books."
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Personal Development
"Learning hath gained most by those books by which the printers have lost."
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Personal Development
"In quoting of books, quote such authors as are usually read; others you may read for your own satisfaction, but not name them."
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"We are forced by the major publishers to include electronic rights in the contracts we make with publishers for new books. And there's very little we can do about that."
Books
"It's always a mistake for writers to key their submissions to world events, because they move so quickly and unpredictably, as has certainly proven the case in Afghanistan."
Mistake
"We are taking a business-as-usual position at my agency, though business before 9/11 wasn't that hot either!"
Business
"Again, we turn down most books that have been self-published unless they have a special track record. We have taken a small number on, however, and sold them to major publishers for a nice sum. But that is an exception to the rule."
Books
"The key factor is whether the agent is a member of the Association of Authors' Representatives, which screens its members and requires them to uphold a Canon of Ethics."
Publishing
"You have to remember that in addition to running a literary agency, I am also an ebook publisher."
Publishing
"I do send out information about my books. Very few people buy the books that way, but I always feel that if they want to know more about the process, they can get the information from my books."
People
"Laboratories can reduce risk by implementing a proven and internationally accepted quality assurance technology that is applicable across the globe."
Technology
"The real effect of the WTC calamity has been depressed spirits, anxiety, and uncertainty among publishers, and of course those emotions are not restricted to publishers."
Publishing
"I tend to turn down books originally published as e-books. As for selling books directly to e-book publishers, I would do so only if all traditional publishers had turned them down."
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