“When you sell a man a book you don't sell him just 12 ounces of paper and ink and glue--you sell him a whole new life.”
“When you sell a man a book you don’t sell him just twelve ounces of paper and ink and glue—you sell him a whole new life. Love and friendship and humour and ships at sea by night—there’s all heaven and earth in a book, a real book I mean.”
“When you give someone a book, you don’t give him just paper, ink, and glue. You give him the possibility of a whole new life.”
“It's great being a part time writer. If you sell books you're a success. But if you don't sell any then all you have to say is " writing is just an amusing hobby".”
“What you don't necessarily realize when you start selling your time by the hour is that what you're really selling is your life.”
“What sells a book sells a book, same in traditional or self-publishing. You gotta shake your tail feathers.”