Funny Quote by William Zinsser

I am glad to have found a readership, but one can’t write only what is likely to sell. A writer is not a shopkeeper.…

— Tahar Ben Jelloun

“A writer who has perfect writing skills and zero honesty is not an author but a sales person.”

— Sandra Chami Kassis

A writer is not a confectioner, a cosmetic dealer, or an entertainer.

— Anton Chekhov

“All aspiring writers say these things: "I will not compromise and write a best seller!"—as if they could! There may be a few totally…

— May Sarton

“Writing is about you. Publishing is about the book. Marketing is about the reader.”

— Sean Platt

People’s interest is in the product, not in its authorship,

— Jonathan Ive

A good writer sells out everybody he knows, sooner or later.

— Alice McDermott

“I am glad I have found a readership, but one can't write only what is likely to sell. A writer is not a shopkeeper. ”

— Tahar Ben Jelloun

“Not all marketing people are writers, but all writers must learn to be marketers.”

— Joanne Kraft

“For a writer to put his own intellectual musings, which he might sell for a low price as essays, into the mouths of artificially…

— Ernest Hemingway

“People can’t read a book if they don’t know it exists. All authors need to do marketing, regardless of how they published.”

— Jo Linsdell

“Anyone who writes can be called a writer because they write.”

— Dejan Stojanovic