Franklin Foer Self-publishing is fine. But in a world of self-publishing, where everything is about what you get on the back end, there’s a serious disincentive from embarking on really important, vital projects. – Franklin Foer Disincentive Quotes Embarking Quotes Fine Quotes Projects Quotes Selfpublishing Quotes Vital Quotes I think what’s happening with book advances is something that most of the world just doesn’t fully appreciate, especially when it comes to nonfiction, because writing a book of investigative journalism is an expensive endeavor, and the system works best if you have publishers making bets on authors. The first book advance I got was paid out in thirds. And over time, as I’ve had different deals, the advances get chopped up into ever-smaller parcels.
Meghana Raj It’s a blessing to be a woman as one is able to do the kind of things that a mother can do, and that’s the selfless and beautiful thing about womanhood. – Meghana Raj
Harry Reasoner If you’re a good journalist, what you do is live a lot of things vicariously, and report them for other people who want to live vicariously. – Harry Reasoner
James Rouse Why isn’t it natural for people who have lived and worked at something to want to use the knowledge and capacity in a new way, free from the burden of making a living? – James Rouse
Jen Sincero Even though most of us love, love, love it when we’re flush with cash, and we fantasize about what we’d do with more of it, we’d feel gross saying ‘I love money’ out loud. – Jen Sincero
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