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" I had to learn to call book jackets 'jackets' rather than 'covers.' "

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" 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. "

" The Pakistani writers are addressing change and what's happening today in the world. There is something completely contemporary in this writing. "

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" Sometimes you find something new, and you just say, 'Wow.' "

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" Tony Blair is an extremely popular figure in North America. His memoir is refreshing, both for its candour and vivid portrayal of political life. "

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

" I don't have a glamorous lifestyle. "

" 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. "

" I've always loved the physical book and remain committed to it. "

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

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

" We think continuity's important. "

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" If the response to 'Suite Francaise' is any indication, there's a great deal of curiosity about Nemirovsky, and the best way to deal with it is to produce another book. So much of her work has been unavailable, and we want to bring as much of it back into print as possible. "

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" 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. "