Been Quote by John Whaite Download Open image “I had been offered a six-figure deal to write two cookery books. Six figures, at just 23.” — John Whaite ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.2 out of 5 (9 ratings) Copy quoteShare Been Books Deal Six Two
The first seven years that I wrote fiction, I sent out stories and a novel and made a total of $25. — Jess Walter Copy Share Image
I got a book deal without even turning in one shred of a writing sample. — Janice Dickinson Copy Share Image
I think my first story sold for $550. This was in 1954, and it seemed like quite a lot of money, and I said… — John Updike Copy Share Image
I've been very lucky. There were times when I was afraid I would never sell another book, but I never doubted I'd write another… — George R. R. Martin Copy Share Image
I was extraordinarily lucky. I wrote a book because I wanted to see if I could write a mystery. Someone nagged me into sending… — Donna Leon Copy Share Image
I'd sold the book first. Actually to a paperback publisher. I had nothing. I just had the idea. — William Peter Blatty Copy Share Image
When I sit down to write a book, I don't ask myself, "How many am I going to sell?" — Wayne Dyer Copy Share Image
I've been asked to write a book several times; I've had several publishers come to me and offer me book deals. Especially right after… — Mike Portnoy Copy Share Image
That wasn't a bad price for a first book. My agent upped it as much as possible. I was 27 and had nothing behind… — Patricia Highsmith Copy Share Image
I wrote my first book at eight, all of four pages. At 10, I did a 40-page story. At 12, I wrote two stage plays. — Caitlin Moran Copy Share Image
Make the choice, if you can, to get milk direct from farms or farm drop services. We need the supermarkets, of course we do,… — John Whaite Copy Share Image
I like pie! Pie with proper pastry and a meaty filling always works. It just makes you feel good. — John Whaite Copy Share Image
I was a 23-year-old law student when I won the 'Great British Bake Off' in 2012. For 10 weeks I had balanced my degree… — John Whaite Copy Share Image
I grew up on a farm, so I've always been keen on nature, animals and the simpler things in the life - that simple… — John Whaite Copy Share Image
After 'Bake Off,' I got these book deals that were very much baking books. But the books I'm producing now like 'Perfect Plates in… — John Whaite Copy Share Image
Especially as a chef, I didn't really want to talk about it because I felt like it kind of undermined my entire career. How… — John Whaite Copy Share Image
I do like my own space. I like to just block the noise out after a while. — John Whaite Copy Share Image
Baking is very meditative. It's precise - you have to weigh out the ingredients, follow it step by step and focus on everything, so… — John Whaite Copy Share Image
It seems unlikely that a 70-something-year-old grandmother could be one of Britain's most iconic celebrities, but Mary Berry defies all expectations. — John Whaite Copy Share Image
During the 'The Great British Bake Off' I didn't get to know Mary all that well. We weren't allowed to interact with the judges… — John Whaite Copy Share Image
On 'Bake Off' there's lots of stuff no one notices until afterwards. At the time you're too busy concentrating. All the other bits, like… — John Whaite Copy Share Image
When I was trying to come up with a stage name, I thought 'Lord' was super rad, but really masculine - ever since I… — Lorde Copy Share Image
I once told someone I could act. They totally bought it. I've been getting away with it ever since. — Akshay Kumar Copy Share Image
Amongst the financial Twitterati, the term 'muppets' has come to describe any client used and abused by some financial predator. I've adopted the term… — Barry Ritholtz Copy Share Image
Here's the reality. The image of a white Jesus has been used to justify enslavement, conquest, colonialism, the genocide of indigenous peoples. There are… — Tim Wise Copy Share Image
I would have done well as a gypsy child, I think. A circus baby. I coulda played a great street urchin or ragamuffin. Or… — Natasha Lyonne Copy Share Image
A lot of people have been saying 'The 100' reminds them of 'Lord Of The Flies,' 'Lost' and 'Battlestar Galactica,' and all of those… — Marie Avgeropoulos Copy Share Image
I'm a character actor - always have been, always will be - and historically, character actors don't come into their own until later in… — Annie Potts Copy Share Image
Well, I've been politically involved for a really long time. Growing up in the segregated South, it was a very painful experience for me… — Cybill Shepherd Copy Share Image
I've seen guys come along with more ability - they've been faster or bigger or stronger - but they never worked hard to develop… — Steve Largent Copy Share Image
I have always been a big meta guy because I think the way journalism is practiced in Washington, and the way everyone sort of… — Mark Leibovich Copy Share Image
Windmills and solar cells are carbon-free sources of electricity. But they are costly. If you've been investing in those, give it up. That game… — Kenneth Fisher Copy Share Image
