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title: "6 Books Selling Quotes by 6 authors"
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> [I'm always happy when I hear about people selling records or selling books or selling movies. It makes me proud of them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-mackaye/i-m-always-happy-when-i-hear-about-people-selling-records-or-selling/)

[Ian MacKaye](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-mackaye/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f8b/ian-mackaye-3369_always-happy_i-m-always-happy-when-i-hear-about-peopl_203331.png)

> [If the books are selling, the money will follow.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-kirshbaum/if-the-books-are-selling-the-money-will-follow/)

[Larry Kirshbaum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-kirshbaum/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3c4/larry-kirshbaum-65512_books_if-the-books-are-selling-the-money-will_345645.jpg)

> [“You are not an "author," you are a writer. If your books are still selling like hotcakes ten years after your demise,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/h-p-oliver/you-are-not-an-author-you-are-a-writer-if-your-books-are-still/)

[H.P. Oliver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/h-p-oliver/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/705/h-p-oliver-47149_author_you-are-not-an-author-you-are-a-writer-i_537544.jpg)

> [I tend to turn down books originally published as e-books. As for selling books directly to e-book publishers, I would do so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-curtis/i-tend-to-turn-down-books-originally-published-as-e-books-as-for/)

[Richard Curtis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-curtis/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/504/richard-curtis-16772_books_i-tend-to-turn-down-books-originally-pub_1449303.jpg)

> [If you're selling information - and I have a lot of friends who write a lot of bestselling books and they're selling…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-winget/if-you-re-selling-information-and-i-have-a-lot-of-friends-who-write-a/)

[Larry Winget](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-winget/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7f8/larry-winget-7803_book_if-you-re-selling-information-and-i-have_1881298.jpg)

> [I guess if one set of my books was selling like Stephen King's, and the other wasn't selling at all, editors would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-saberhagen/i-guess-if-one-set-of-my-books-was-selling-like-stephen-king-s-and/)

[Fred Saberhagen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-saberhagen/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f6d/fred-saberhagen-18964_book_i-guess-if-one-set-of-my-books-was-selli_2214505.png)

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