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" Few writers can rival Helen Fielding when it comes to fully capturing the modern woman. "

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" Tony Blair is one of the most significant world leaders of the modern era. He has a remarkable story to tell. His tenure as prime minister was marked by close relationships with Presidents Clinton and George W. Bush, and he enjoys a profile in this country that is rare among foreign leaders. "

" I didn't think I would be an exceptional writer, and I thought I might be a useful publisher. I've never regretted it. "

" I don't have a glamorous lifestyle. "

" There isn't really a whole lot to know about me. "

" I was from somewhere else. Then all of a sudden I was here, in New York. With one suitcase. "

" We all have our notions of sport. If I'd wanted to make my living climbing mountains, I wouldn't have gone into publishing. Most of the time, you're sitting in a dark room reading a manuscript. "

" A good part of the work is just reading a manuscript and coming to the office. I can't imagine wanting to even read an article about book publishing. "

" It seems the world of book publishing is constantly changing. Whether it was the rise of chain stores or their decline, or the digital revolution... fortunately, we have been able not only to adapt but to thrive. "

" I have nothing but regret that I cannot continue to behave the way I behaved all my life, and I can't wait for a chance to behave immoderately again. "

" It was the cholesterol. I had two fried eggs a day for breakfast. I had no checkups for five years. I kept meaning to go. The doctor would probably say it was years of bad living. I've always had a good time. Maybe I've had too good a time. "

" Hillary Clinton is one of the most compelling figures in the world today... and Carl Bernstein's stunning portrait shows us, for the first time, the true trajectory of her life and career. "

" I'm a boring guy who's got a great job in a profession that still gives me a great deal of pleasure after 35 years. "

" Just because we're Knopf doesn't mean we shouldn't sell books as well as any other publisher in the land. "

" Not all new books carry endorsements, and I wouldn't say that blurbs are indispensable for marketing. "

" Profit is one way that you can take pride in the way you publish things and insure that you can go on doing it. "

" The original publication of 'The DaVinci Code' preceded the e-book era. "

" I've started taking long walks in the park, which is quite wonderful. "

" So much has changed in our business. E-books, that's been one of the principal developments. There has been also the failure of Borders and the rise of Amazon, just to name two others. "

" The biggest kick is reading something new and exciting and then getting other people to share your enthusiasm. Beyond all the cant and hypocrisy in publishing, that's what it's all about. "

" There is such a very large quantity of books clamouring for a buyer's attention that publishers have relied more and more on support such as blurbs as a way of getting an independent recommendation from a familiar name, much in the same way that Amazon.com will send an e-mail recommending Book A to a customer who's already purchased Book B. "

" I think I'm more marketing- and sales-oriented than others, and the notion of selling books continues to interest me. "

" There's a blockbuster side to Knopf, whether it's P. D. James or John le Carre or our best-selling books. We try to sell our writers as aggressively as those houses regarded as commercial with a capital C. "

" Terrorism has come to publishing. It is a grave concern when criticism is turned to mortal threats. "

" There are distinctions between Indian and Pakistani writers. "

" We think continuity's important. "

" I see myself as a transient, not an immigrant. "

" We are seeing historic, record-breaking sales across all types of our accounts in North America for 'The Lost Symbol.' "

" Knopf is solidly profitable, and that is how I intend to keep it. "

" What can I say? I'm a book junkie. "

" John Grisham is one of the greatest storytellers of all time. "