“Book publishing would be so much easier without the authors.”
“Life would be so much easier if everyone read my book”
“There is probably no hell for authors in the next world--they suffer so much from critics and publishers in this one.”
“Authors today need a publisher as much as they need a tapeworm in their guts.”
“It's a funny thing, really, me publishing a book.... I've had so many people tell me it was stupid or impossible or that I wouldn't never rise to such an occasion, but then -laughs- here I am: A Published Author.”
“If the real world were a book, it would never find a publisher. Overlong, detailed to the point of distraction-and ultimately, without a major resolution.”