"I think publishing's strength is also its weakness. It's got such a rich and celebrated history as an industry. For the most part, publishing people are incredibly creative, business is done based on the strength of relationships, and the product being peddled is books."

-- Jennifer Gilmore

#Book Quotes #Thinking Quotes #People Quotes

“The human brain is generally regarded as a complex web of adaptations built into the nervous system, even though no one knows how.”

Source : Michael S. Gazzaniga (2000). “The Mind's Past”, p.13, Univ of California Press
“If the faults of men in orders are only to be judged among themselves, they are all in some sort parties; for, since they say the honour of their order is concerned in every member of it, how can we be sure that they will be impartial judges?”
“The demand that I make of my reader is that he should devote his whole Life to reading my works.”
“Even if I'm completely unsure, I'll pretend I know exactly what I'm talking about and make a decision.”

Source : "WWD CEO Summit: Anna Wintour in Conversation With Leslie Moonves" by Erik Maza, wwd.com. October 30, 2013.
“The revolt against any oppression usually goes to an opposite extreme for a time; and that is right and necessary.”
“The best and most innovative products don't always win...(it's an) aesthetic flaw in how the universe worked”
“Being a very bad daughter, I never really took time to sit down and listen to my mother's story, and she passed away in 2003. I became very guilty and began to spend a lot of time with older people. I listened carefully to their stories.”
“I write music. I'm in a band.”

You may also like:

Amy Shearn
Author
Darcey Steinke
Author
Darryl Pinckney
Novelist
Elena Ferrante
Novelist
Elinor Lipman
Novelist
Elissa Schappell
Novelist
Simon Van Booy
Writer
Maud Newton
Writer