Agents Quote by Tom Robinson

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

— Jacqueline Carey

If you're very serious about writing it's helpful to find an agent. It's becoming more and more competitive to have your manuscript even looked…

— Ann M. Martin

You need to learn to write on demand, and to get critiqued without flinching. When someone can rip your work to shreds without it…

— Jodi Picoult

I think more people now have relationships with agents than with editors. And I don't have an agent.

— Mary Downing Hahn

I have an agent, John Brockman, who is an agent to many academic authors like Dan Gilbert and Steven Pinker, and he's very good…

— Richard Thaler

I knew what book we had to write, it was clear in my head; it was journals and poetry. So I passed on their…

— Kenny Loggins

“A stellar agent will care enough to read your work, give you critical feedback and kick your butt if that’s what it takes to…

— Sarah Gerdes

“Agents don’t sell books, good writing does. Plotting and characterization are what interest an editor. Agents negotiate contracts, but they don’t sell books.”

— Debbie Macomber

Agents and publishers only want one thing - good writing.

— Jasper Fforde

Publishers, editors, agents all have one thing in common, aside from their love of cocktail parties. It's an incredible taste and an ability to…

— John Hodgman

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

The reason actors, artists, writers have agents is because we'll do it for nothing. That's a basic fact - you gotta do it.

— Morgan Freeman