Famous Quotes & Sayings

John Van Hamersveld

I'm working on my own work, my own publishing company.

Laura Hillenbrand

I spoke to my agent and learned that a Hollywood scout had seen my proposal in one of the publishing houses, and had faxed it to Hollywood, where it was generating a lot of interest

Katherine Paterson

Since my first novel was rescued from a slush pile, it makes me sad that most publishing houses no longer accept unsolicited manuscripts. Nor are many willing to take chances on novels that are not deemed immediately "marketable."

Otis Blackwell

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.

John Mutter

They're worried about publishing and retailing like everyone else in the business, and this may be a way for them to stay on top of this.

Theodore Pappas

These are the sorts of fundamental publishing vices of the most serious kind.

Andrew Wright

This is not about publishing to the world.

Daniel Berrigan

I was publishing when I was 20, 21. And it really never stopped.

Chuck Palahniuk

All major publishing houses have these big fat biographies sitting there, waiting for people to die. All you have to do is slap on the end and put in on the market. It's that kind of commoditization and completion of your life before you die - and this kind of imposition of a public idea of self that replaces the actual living self - that I find so frightening.

John McGahern

I love the description of Gothic churches before the printed word, that they were the bibles of the poor.

David Lampton

They see a printed record here that is negative.

Laura Moltedo

The scarves are a dream. We have very long printed double-velvet scarves to revive any outfit. (And) we go from that to a simple bandanna that you can tie to your neck.

Paula Danziger

I feel like I'm addicted to the printed word.

Brad Goreski

My childhood bedroom had wallpaper that was printed with clouds and rainbows.

Andy Serkis

Gollum's never really gone too far away from me because he's indelibly kind of printed into my DNA now, I think.