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

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

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

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" I don't have a glamorous lifestyle. "

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

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" 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 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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" 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. "

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" A blurb might bring a reader to a book, but then the book itself has to do the rest of the work. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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