Alive Quote by James Purdy

As an author, I love to know my book sells really well.

— Jay Asher

My own best books have not been published. In fact, they've not even been written yet.

— Edward Abbey

A best-seller was a book which somehow sold well because it was selling well.

— Daniel J. Boorstin

Some books are well-received with critics; other books sell.

— Colson Whitehead

Some books and authors are best sellers, but most aren't. It may be easier to self-publish than it is to traditionally publish, but in…

— Amanda Hocking

Like every book I never wrote, it is by far the best book I have ever written.

— Anonymous

Of course anyone who truly loves books buys more of them than he or she can hope to read in one fleeting lifetime. A…

— David Quammen

Some of my best book recommendations have come from booksellers.

— Sabaa Tahir

I'm always astonished when I go into Barnes & Noble at the number of people buying books, of course, but also at the variety…

— Michael Korda

I've sold too many books to get good reviews anymore. There's a lot of jealousy, because [reviewers] think they can write a good novel…

— John Grisham

I was lucky enough to be given books that weren't top sellers; books that were kind of under the radar

— Bill Sienkiewicz

Success is not measured by bestseller lists. Certain types of great books sell very well; other types of great books don’t sell a lot.…

— Po Bronson