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Publishing Quotes

Blunt lines from the business behind the books.

These Publishing quotes are short and pointed, warning against selling your work short and describing the industry as tough enough to end dreams. One line even nods to a family history inside the business.

I should have my own publishing companies.

Quotes by Solomon Burke

It's a crapshoot, publishing.

Quotes by Robert Gottlieb

Rehearsing a play is making the word flesh. Publishing a play is reversing the process.

Quotes by Peter Shaffer

Publishing is in a kind of Jurassic age.

Paulo Coelho

Ability Quotes

Don't sell your publishing.

Quotes by Michelle Phillips

Publishing can be tough. It has the ability to kill dreams.

Quotes by Michael A. Stackpole

I worked for a publishing company in Hollywood.

Quotes by Mac Davis

Writers are the lunatic fringe of publishing.

Quotes by Judith Rossner

My mother obviously was in the publishing business.

Quotes by John F. Kennedy Jr.

Age Quotes

Publishing in a way doesn't have a lot to do with writing, and writing doesn't have a lot to do with publishing.

Quotes by Jennifer Gilmore

The publishing industry is an archaic and inefficient industry.

Quotes by J. A. Konrath

All of the changes in publishing since 1960 are significant. There are far fewer publishers.

Quotes by Donald E. Westlake

But we discovered that, although I liked publishing, the commercial side meant nothing at all to me.

Quotes by Dick Bruna

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

Quotes by Daniel Berrigan

Archaic Quotes

Publishing is a tough business.

Quotes by Carole Radziwill

I got several litmus tests for songs, but usually the people at the publishing company... they're straight-shooters.

Quotes by Brantley Gilbert

Publishing for me is a business, not an ideology.

Quotes by Barry Eisler

I had a publishing history of murder mysteries.

Quotes by Alan Furst

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Publishing quotes page about?
It's a short, blunt set of quotes on the difficulty of the book business, from cautionary advice about selling your work too cheaply to a family history in the industry.
Why do people search for publishing quotes?
Aspiring writers often want honest perspective on the industry, and these quotes offer that directly rather than sugarcoating the challenges.
Is there a quote warning writers about selling their work?
Yes, one quote simply advises against selling your publishing, a short warning about undervaluing your own work.
Does any quote describe publishing as difficult?
Yes, one quote states that publishing can be tough and has the ability to kill dreams, a stark line about the emotional stakes involved.
What other pages pair well with this one?
For more, see Business quotes on the practical side of creative work, or Ability quotes on what it takes to keep going.

For more, see Business quotes on the practical side of creative work, or Ability quotes on what it takes to keep going.