Olivia Goldsmith quotes
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“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 GoldsmithSource : Olivia Goldsmith (2014). “The Bestseller”, p.146, Diversion Books
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“The secret to true happiness is low expectations and insensitivity.”
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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.”
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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.”
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“It was considered very bad form to wish authors on their birthdays 'many happy returns.”
-- Olivia GoldsmithSource : 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 GoldsmithSource : 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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“My spelling is Wobbly. It's good spelling but it Wobbles, and the letters get in the wrong places.”
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Source : A. E. Hotchner (2010). “The Good Life According to Hemingway”, p.11, Harper Collins
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“We need innovation in education and dedication to the task before us.”
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“Newspaper editors are men who separate the wheat from the chaff, and then print the chaff.”
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