“All these books are published in Heaven.”
“No one will write books once they reach heaven, but there is an excellent library, containing all the books written up to date, including all the lost books and the ones that the authors burned when they came back from the last publisher.”
“To me a book is a message from the gods to mankind; or, if not, should never be published at all.”
“I'm not saying all publishers have to be literary, but some interest in books would help.”
“It began to falter not when the book publishers who loved books gave way to those who preferred profits to reading. It happened when publishers and editors cut back on their drinking. If there is one national flower in book publishing, it is the martini.”
“When you publish a book, it’s the world’s book. The world edits it.”