Auctions Quote by Brian Hodge Download Open image “My first crime novel, "Wild Horses," sold at auction, and that changed my life at an ideal time.” — Brian Hodge ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.1 out of 5 (4 ratings) Copy quoteShare Auctions Books Changed Changed my life Crime Crime novels Firsts Horse Ideals Life Novel Time Wild horses
My novel got published, and I became a paid writer, which was nice, and then it came out, and nobody bought it, so I… — Tom King Copy Share Image
My first novel didn't sell well. It was really painful and humiliating and shocking to me. — Maria Semple Copy Share Image
My first book deal was for two Mark Genevich novels. I hadn't planned on writing a second Genevich novel, but I was contracted to… — Paul G. Tremblay Copy Share Image
My first book was called 'Buried Dreams,' about a serial-killer, which was probably about ten years ahead of the serial-killer curve. It was a… — Tim Cahill Copy Share Image
My first two novels were quirky detective stories followed by a couple of SF/Fantasy novels. — Paul G. Tremblay Copy Share Image
My first novel was rejected by some of the most eminent publishers in the world. Starting again was a real wrench. — Wilbur Smith Copy Share Image
I had done 12 little romance books, and I decided I wanted to move into crime fiction. — Janet Evanovich Copy Share Image
My first novel, 'When You Were Mine,' was a very, very personal story and drew a lot on the people in my life and… — Rebecca Serle Copy Share Image
The book that convinced me I wanted to be a writer was 'Crime and Punishment'. I put the thing down after reading it in… — Paul Auster Copy Share Image
At thirty-five, having spent over twenty years running varied businesses for my family, I decided to sit down and write my first novel. I… — Ashwin Sanghi Copy Share Image
I wrote my first story in second grade, and was trying novel-length by sixth. — Brian Hodge Copy Share Image
“So, not at first, but I eventually realized I was seeing this level of reality that’s going on right over our heads and most… — Brian Hodge Copy Share Image
“Let me see what I can come up with,' she said, and seemed to take a new satisfaction in it now. Something wrong to… — Brian Hodge Copy Share Image
One of my favorite things to do within horror is explore this feeling that a lot of people seem to have from time to… — Brian Hodge Copy Share Image
Writing for publication is an art, a craft, and a business, so you need to develop skill sets in multiple areas. You need to… — Brian Hodge Copy Share Image
“Sometimes it seems as if the best technology is still only catching up to what nature has already figured out.” — Brian Hodge Copy Share Image
“Some dreams never leave you, because they’re more than just dreams. They’re truth, distilled to purest potency.” — Brian Hodge Copy Share Image
“Sometimes we sleep because we want to, sometimes because we need it, and sometimes we sleep in self-defense.” — Brian Hodge Copy Share Image
“Without wonder, there’s no progress. Nothing gets done, nobody goes anywhere. If you don’t exercise your capacity for wonder…well, use it or lose it.… — Brian Hodge Copy Share Image
“Nothing can play havoc with your sense of scale better than looking deeply into the night skies. It can leave you feeling immense and… — Brian Hodge Copy Share Image
A year after I'd graduated college, I went to a weeklong conference intensive in Boston, and that's when things kicked into high gear. My… — Brian Hodge Copy Share Image
War's an auction where whoever can pay the most in damage and still be standing wins. — David Mitchell Copy Share Image
It is not the time to put school districts up for auction. Now is the time to galvanize them into action. — Andy Hargreaves Copy Share Image
The book of the moment often has immense vogue, while the book of the age, which comes in its company from the press, lies… — Hamilton Wright Mabie Copy Share Image
In all fairness to the auction companies ? most companies are not car experts, they are marketers. I caution buyers to make sure that… — Mark Hyman, M.D Copy Share Image
The government consists of a gang of men exactly like you and me. They have, taking one with another, no special talent for the… — H. L. Mencken Copy Share Image
I am not opposed to the art market. I have lots of friends who are collectors. But the whole idea of the art market… — Olafur Eliasson Copy Share Image
A tipping point is invisible, as we just saw in Greece. In most situations, everything appears fine until it's not fine, until, for example,… — Seth Klarman Copy Share Image
I don't know much about auctions. I sometimes go to previews and see art sardined into ugly rooms. I've gawked at the gaudy prices,… — Jerry Saltz Copy Share Image
If you didn't auction the [CO2] permits, it would represent the largest corporate welfare program that has ever been enacted in the history of… — Peter R. Orszag Copy Share Image
Scott has to be one of the most talented artists I've ever seen. He really captures his subjects in a unique way. He is… — Bob Lilly Copy Share Image
Once they witnessed one of his painting sold at auction for $100,000. And asked how you do it, he said, 'I feel as a… — Edgar Degas Copy Share Image