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"McSweeney's as a publishing company is built on a business model that only works when we sell physical books. So we try to put a lot of effort into the design and production of the book-as-object."

"The biggest threat to authors in this age is not plagiarism or poverty, it's obscurity."

"There is a marvelous peace in not publishing. It's peaceful. Still. Publishing is a terrible invasion of my privacy."

"He left to do whatever editors do."

"Author's WarningIf you're buying this book as a gift for your grandma or a kid, you should be aware that it contains cusswords as well as tasteful depictions of cannibalism and people in their forties having sex. Don't blame me. I told you."

"I'm a professional writer and I consider it part of my job to publicise my work and these days part of that job is done online."

"Publishers like a good buzz, and negative responses sell books just as well as positive ones."

"We now open our mail with gloves and mask, though I can't imagine why anyone would target a literary agency!"

"I lived through a classic publishing story. My editor was fired a month before the book came out. The editor who took it over already had a full plate. It was never advertised. We didn't get reviewed in any major outlets."

"All of the changes in publishing since 1960 are significant. There are far fewer publishers."
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"You gotta do it with class and integrity. If not, you're gonna drag yourself through the mud."
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