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" Sonia Sotomayor has lived a remarkable life, and her achievements will prove an inspiration to readers around the world. "
Sonny Mehta
Prove
World
Inspiration
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" We are seeing historic, record-breaking sales across all types of our accounts in North America for 'The Lost Symbol.' "
Sonny Mehta
America
Seeing
Sales
" Few writers can rival Helen Fielding when it comes to fully capturing the modern woman. "
Sonny Mehta
Few
Modern
Woman
" At Knopf, we look at each book on a case-by-case basis... in some cases, we think a writer might get a boost from an endorsement by a fellow writer, but in other cases, a new book will be better served by other means, such as publicity and reviews. "
Sonny Mehta
Will
Think
New
" As I see it, my job has always been to champion the work of the authors I publish. "
Sonny Mehta
I See
Work
Always
" Knopf is solidly profitable, and that is how I intend to keep it. "
Sonny Mehta
How
Profitable
Keep
" 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. "
Sonny Mehta
Houses
Books
Try
" 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. "
Sonny Mehta
Story
Great
Extraordinary
" Profit is one way that you can take pride in the way you publish things and insure that you can go on doing it. "
Sonny Mehta
Way
You
Pride
" I believe 'Lean In' has the power to change not only our outlook but also the world and that it will become a touchstone publication for a generation of women. "
Sonny Mehta
Women
World
Believe
" Just because we're Knopf doesn't mean we shouldn't sell books as well as any other publisher in the land. "
Sonny Mehta
Well
Mean
Land
" Most writers of entertainment fiction tend to receive controversial reviews. "
Sonny Mehta
Reviews
Controversial
Entertainment
" At Knopf, everything is inherited. "
Sonny Mehta
Everything
Inherited
" 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. "
Sonny Mehta
Revolution
Adapt
Book
" Andre Agassi is one of the world's most popular and admired figures. He has lived an extraordinary life, and he has a great story to tell. "
Sonny Mehta
Great
Life
Story
" Terrorism has come to publishing. It is a grave concern when criticism is turned to mortal threats. "
Sonny Mehta
Terrorism
Publishing
Criticism
" Lisbeth Salander is one of the most compelling heroines of 21st century crime literature, and I am thrilled to see readers have welcomed her return. "
Sonny Mehta
I Am
Literature
Most
" 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. "
Sonny Mehta
Business
Failure
Name
" The Pakistani writers are addressing change and what's happening today in the world. There is something completely contemporary in this writing. "
Sonny Mehta
World
Writing
Change
" I see myself as a transient, not an immigrant. "
Sonny Mehta
See
I See
Immigrant
" I am still convinced I have the best job in the world. "
Sonny Mehta
Convinced
I Am
Job
" 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. "
Sonny Mehta
Positive
Advice
Book
" 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. "
Sonny Mehta
Attention
Book
Support
" I was from somewhere else. Then all of a sudden I was here, in New York. With one suitcase. "
Sonny Mehta
New
Somewhere
New York
" 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. "
Sonny Mehta
Way
Wait
Chance
" There are distinctions between Indian and Pakistani writers. "
Sonny Mehta
Between
Indian
Pakistani
" We think continuity's important. "
Sonny Mehta
Think
Important
Continuity
" There isn't really a whole lot to know about me. "
Sonny Mehta
Really
About
Know
" 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. "
Sonny Mehta
Years
Great
Boring
" 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. "
Sonny Mehta
Dark
Mountains
Reading
" I think I'm more marketing- and sales-oriented than others, and the notion of selling books continues to interest me. "
Sonny Mehta
Selling
Me
Marketing