Agents Quote by Sarah Dessen

My agent is so totally honest, which is just what every writer needs. She won't let me sell a crappy book, even if I…

— Sarah Dessen

I was very lucky to befriend many authors before even signing with an agent, and they were all so supportive of me when I…

— Adam Silvera

My wife is really unhappy with my agent. But I'm the big winner.

— James Denton

Having a literary agent makes a huge difference in submitting work. My agent has access and tremendous passion.

— Jacqueline Carey

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

And I have a really great agent and I know it's almost an oxymoron to say you have a smart agent. But she is…

— Patricia Clarkson

I wanted an agent who would actually sell stuff. After two British agents failed comprehensively, I was reading Locus (the SF field's trade journal)…

— Charles Stross

Agents are deal makers, and they're really, really good at making deals. But they're also exceptionally helpful after the deal is made - agents…

— John Romaniello

Acquiring an aggressive, honest, and communicative agent with actual relationships in real-live New York publishing houses is, in my opinion, the single most important…

— John Lescroart

Your relationship with an agent has got to be mutually beneficial. If you can't help their careers, then they're not going to be interested.

— David Steinberg

No agent wants to see a book until he or she has decided whether to pursue the relationship

— Sara Paretsky

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