Top 7 Quotes by Olivia Goldsmith

The secret to true happiness is low expectations and insensitivity.

The secret to true happiness is low expectations and insensitivity.

Happiness, Expectations, Secret

As long as you believe in yourself and your own vision, you have something. When you give up that, you are personally bankrupt.

Olivia Goldsmith

Giving Up, Self Esteem, Believe

Publishing is no longer simply a matter of picking worthy manuscripts and putting them on offer. It is now as important to market books properly, to work with the bookstore chains to getterms, co-op advertising, and the like. The difficulty is that publishers who can market are most often not the publishers with worthy lists.

Olivia Goldsmith

Book, Important, Matter

Olivia Goldsmith (2014). “The Bestseller”, p.370, Diversion Books

Everyone has different problems, but everyone has some kind of problem.

Olivia Goldsmith

Different, Kind, Problem

As difficult as it is for a writer to find a publisher-admittedly a daunting task-it is twice as difficult for a publisher to sort through the chaff, select the wheat, and profitably publish a worthy list.

Olivia Goldsmith

Writing, Tasks, Wheat

Olivia Goldsmith (2014). “The Bestseller”, p.146, Diversion Books

Just like a spider with a line of silk! Did you ever see them throw themselves out into space to weave? They're taking a chance, every single time. They got to do it or else they'd never create anything. But I bet it don't feel good, even to a spider.

Olivia Goldsmith

Space, Feel Good, Spiders