Quotes by Publishers There is no concept more generally cherished by publishers than that of the Undeserving Poor. A. J. Liebling publishers undeserving poor Publishers never tell writers anything. They're all crazy and they drive me crazy. Anne Bernays drive-me-crazy publishers crazy I don't even like showing my stuff to publishers and editors much. Christopher Hitchens editors publishers stuff No publisher will ever pay you enough to successfully sue them. Dave Sim publishers enough pay I've had good publishers and bad publishers, and you've got to learn when the advice is sensible and when it's not. Dean Koontz publishers sensible advice No, no, there must be a limit to the baseness even of publishers. Dorothy L. Sayers baseness publishers limits Writers are always a great nuisance to publishers. If they could do without them, they would. Fay Weldon nuisance publishers ifs You see what stupid folk my publishers are; but they are all alike. George Sand folks publishers stupid Writers rush in where publishers fear to tread and where translators fear to tread Guillermo Cabrera Infante translators publishers literature No author is a man of genius to his publisher. Heinrich Heine publishers genius men Writers are essential. Readers are essential. Publishers are not. J.A. Konrath essentials publishers reader No, my publisher has always done the marketing. Jean M. Auel marketing publishers done I read whatever the publisher sends me. Kate DiCamillo publishers Before publishers' blurbs were invented, authors had to make their reputations by writing. Laurence J. Peter reputation publishers writing I've worked with many large and small publishers, and nearly all of them love the value that Instapaper provides to their readers. Marco Arment values publishers reader The books are all very, very different so the publishers really had to be different too. Mark Millar publishers different book I didn't want the headache of having a publisher reviewing everything I wrote in advance. Mark Millar headache publishers want Publishers are private businesspeople who must reach their economic goals independently. Mathias Dopfner economic publishers goal Publishers don't nurse you; they buy and sell you. P. D. James publishers nurse writing A publisher is simply a useful middle-man. Oscar Wilde middle publishers men 12»