Agents Quote by James Frey

I am disappointed by this controversy surrounding A Million Little Pieces because I rely on the publishers to define the category that a book…

— Oprah Winfrey

I'm always prepared for the worst. I was prepared to have the book come out, sell seven copies, and have to keep working in…

— Augusten Burroughs

For a very long time, I thought everyone I met through the process of getting an agent and a publishing deal had made a…

— Lisa Jewell

I have SO many books I didn't sell. Some my agent rejected outright, others made it all the way to my editor to be…

— Sarah Dessen

My father was a writer, so I grew up writing and reading and I was really encouraged by him. I had some sort of…

— Anne Lamott

I cranked out a book. I didn't expect it to do much, but it's sold 80,000 copies.

— Anh Do

It was something I never expected to - I never expected the book would sell in the first place. I was hoping for a…

— Harper Lee

When I finish a book, I'll go to that file and look through them. And I'll say, these are three that really excite me…

— Matt de la Pena

I'd sold the book first. Actually to a paperback publisher. I had nothing. I just had the idea.

— William Peter Blatty

I didn't have to struggle at all to get an agent and a publisher. Everything fell into my lap.

— Frank McCourt

I had the easiest publishing experience in the entire world. I sent out fifteen courier letters to agents, got five no replies, nine rejections…

— Stephenie Meyer