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" I have been waiting a long time to see what's next for Bridget Jones, and I am beyond thrilled she's back. "

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

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

" As I see it, my job has always been to champion the work of the authors I publish. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

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

" I have, from time to time, stopped using it for books, when they pissed me off about something - the negotiation with Hachette, for instance. I thought that was outrageous bullying, and I discontinued using Amazon for books. I did use it for socks, but I didn't use it to buy books. "

" 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. "

" There is something attractive about taking risks. "

" In 'Lean In,' Sheryl Sandberg gives a frank assessment of what it will take for women to move forward as equals to men. Her book is full of sound advice and informed recommendations and marked by its positive outlook. "

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

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

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

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

" I use Amazon for books. I use Amazon for loads of other things. I regard Amazon as a source, as I think a lot of other people do. "

" There are not too many people who are polymathic these days. "

" At Knopf, everything is inherited. "

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

" Americans are tired of fad diets, counting calories, and living within restrictive guidelines about carbs and fat. They are turning to Mireille Guiliano for her sensible and admittedly contrarian advice on eating well. "

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

" President Clinton is one of the dominant figures on the global stage. He has lived an extraordinary life, and he has a great story to tell. "

" I am still convinced I have the best job in the world. "

" 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. "

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

" I don't have a glamorous lifestyle. "

" You do not give a great biographer a timetable. You let them do their work and, in due course, publish it. "

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