Olivia Goldsmith quotes

Olivia Goldsmith quotes

last updated: November 28, 2023

“As difficult as it is for a writer to find a publisher-admittedly a daunting task-it is twice as difficult for a publisher to sort through the chaff, select the wheat, and profitably publish a worthy list.”
-- Olivia Goldsmith

Source : Olivia Goldsmith (2014). “The Bestseller”, p.146, Diversion Books

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“The secret to true happiness is low expectations and insensitivity.”
-- Olivia Goldsmith

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“Just like a spider with a line of silk! Did you ever see them throw themselves out into space to weave? They're taking a chance, every single time. They got to do it or else they'd never create anything. But I bet it don't feel good, even to a spider.”
-- Olivia Goldsmith

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“As long as you believe in yourself and your own vision, you have something. When you give up that, you are personally bankrupt.”
-- Olivia Goldsmith

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“It was considered very bad form to wish authors on their birthdays 'many happy returns.”
-- Olivia Goldsmith

Source : Olivia Goldsmith (2014). “The Bestseller”, p.51, Diversion Books

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“Publishing is no longer simply a matter of picking worthy manuscripts and putting them on offer. It is now as important to market books properly, to work with the bookstore chains to getterms, co-op advertising, and the like. The difficulty is that publishers who can market are most often not the publishers with worthy lists.”
-- Olivia Goldsmith

Source : Olivia Goldsmith (2014). “The Bestseller”, p.370, Diversion Books

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“Everyone has different problems, but everyone has some kind of problem.”
-- Olivia Goldsmith

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