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I've been willing to go for years without publishing. That's been my career.

— Marguerite Young

Getting your foot in the door with some publishing people can be important when you're starting out as a writer, but it's also not…

— Chad Harbach

It's not like publishing is perfect. Far from it. The industry is struggling to adapt and survive, and it's incredibly frustrating trying to break…

— Jim C. Hines

Publishing requires a lot of persistence and a fair amount of luck.

— Liza Campbell

When you start, the world of publishing seems like a great cathedral citadel of talent, resisting attempts to let you inside. It isn't like…

— Alan Garner

If you look at the publishers I've worked with, generally, they're a great bunch. Creation is unlike any other publishing house you can think…

— Peter Sotos

I think when you're a beginning author with any publishing company, there's only so much they can put behind you.

— Sarah Dessen

There should be a revenue stream that helps pay for the publication or for the work and helps pay the people who do it.

— Terry Gross

I know there's a lot of talk about self-publishing right now. Everyone's giddy with the possibilities. And I'll admit that it looks good on…

— Patrick Rothfuss

Publishing is a business. Writing may be art, but publishing, when all is said and done, comes down to dollars.

— Nicholas Sparks

Despite what you hear about the publishing industry being a fixed game that you can only get in if you know somebody, I'm here…

— Kage Baker

Publishing is a tough business.

— Carole Radziwill