Musa Publishing Quotes

...My hands shook, and I stared at them. Another
loss of control. That was the second time this month. Sooner or later, I'd
break, if the department didn't put me down first. ~ Holly Rutan

I sit on a foldaway chair at the lakeside, sipping hot cocoa and admiring the sunset behind distant clouds, pondering my next novel, which will be more truth than fiction. More memoir than tale. It will begin at the Third Garden and end here at Little Loch Broom, floating on a leaf over clear water, a bared soul visible to all those who would desire a glimpse of a childhood most extraordinary. ~ I.J. Sarfeh

I'll tell you what's wrong. You underestimate the power of sex." - Mr. Forever ~ Sara Daniel

The money can be decent, but I really don't recommend the work-for-hire route as an entry into publishing. Too many things can go wrong. ~ Lynn Abbey

In fact, the Qur'an relates the incident of Prophet Musa
(as) and Pharaoh to show that some people who support
atheistic philosophies actually influence others by magic.
When Pharaoh was told about the true religion, he told
Prophet Musa (as) to meet with his own magicians. When
Musa (as) did so, he told them to demonstrate their abilities
first. The verses continue:
He said: "You throw." And when they threw, they cast
a spell on the people's eyes and caused them to feel
great fear of them. They produced an extremely powerful
magic. (Surat al-A'raf, 116) ~ Harun Yahya

The Big Five publishing companies are dinosaurs trying to survive in a post-meteor world. They won't. ~ Tucker Max

Sometimes our greatest fears are not very far from us rather they are laying right next to us. ~ Abdulazeez Henry Musa

One observer commenting on security analysts over forty stated: "They know too many things that are no longer true." As long as I am "on stage", publishing a regular record and assuming responsibility for management of what amounts to virtually 100% of the net worth of many partners, I will never be able to put sustained effort into any non-BPL activity. If I am going to participate publicly. I can't help being competitive. I know I don't want to be totally occupied with out-pacing an investment rabbit all my life. The only way to slow down is to stop. ~ Warren Buffett

Be a leader for the right reasons". ~ Abdulazeez Henry Musa

Given the current state of publishing, I think it helps to have a brand name on the cover of your book. Comedians are proven commodities with built-in audiences. They may not have the writing chops of a Dave Eggers, but they're salacious and funny and self-reflective. ~ Michael Showalter

The creation is a very internal process, and publishing the book is a very external process. It is nice to see the book out in the world and people having the same reaction as when I created it. The point of all art is the emotional transference, and when that happens, the book has succeeded. ~ Elliot Ackerman

No matter how good it is, your book will not sell itself. ~ Elinor Florence

Freedom is the most valuable asset anyone can ever acquire in life". ~ Abdulazeez Henry Musa

That is simply the most beautiful publishing office in the world, with that cranky old building in that wonderful park. ~ Jim Harrison

I graduated with an English degree and worked for awhile in academic publishing. ~ Mallory Ortberg

Publishing is not, of course, dependent on the individual taste of the publisher," Perkins replied to one reader of Hemingway's novel. "He is under an obligation to his profession which binds him to bring out a work which in the judgment of the literary world is significant in its literary qualities and is a pertinent criticism of the civilization of the time. ~ A. Scott Berg

As Forest Gump would say.
"Self publishing is like a box of chocolates. You never know whatcha gonna ghet! ~ Joe King

He who destroys another person to succeed in life will have destruction awaiting him at the post of his success. ~ Abdulazeez Henry Musa

Real writing is about changing lives for eternity rather than entertaining a life for a moment. ~ Craig D. Lounsbrough

Online advertising works, although it lands especially on search engines like Google and Yahoo. They achieve much higher revenues online than the websites of publishing companies. ~ Hubert Burda

In the life of a mobster truth doesn't really matter. ~ Abdulazeez Henry Musa

I got a job working at a publishing company, Balmur Music, which was a company that Anne Murray was a co-owner in, as a tape copy guy. Eventually, I got fired from that job. ~ Blake Shelton

It is very easy for us to make choices in life but the most difficult part is to follow those choices through ". ~ Abdulazeez Henry Musa

To call yourself an author takes publishing one book. To call yourself an inspirational author is the work of a lifetime that requires being constantly kicked in the stomach, only to get back up on your feet and show the world how you survived it each time. ~ Shannon L. Alder

You're driving me crazy." His ragged words were barely louder than a whisper but wicked hot against her neck.
And he didn't sound cocky or so sure of himself now. He sounded completely at her mercy.
Like he might just die if she stopped. ~ Amy Andrews

Whistleblowing and publishing should not be seen as a crime and certainly not as terrorism. ~ Sara Harrison

Suddenly I could control every aspect of publishing, and it was incredibly empowering! I didn't have to sit by the phone any longer waiting for things to happen because I was the one making them happen. That's why I decided to start Amber House Books. ~ Teresa Medeiros

None can be more negative in its impact than the limitation on human resource capacity. ~ Said Musa

I lived through a classic publishing story. My editor was fired a month before the book came out. The editor who took it over already had a full plate. It was never advertised. We didn't get reviewed in any major outlets. ~ Anita Diament

I've been really fortunate to have Bridge Records interested in publishing my music for the past 25 years. Most of my music is available in their catalog. ~ Paul Lansky

The trouble with the publishing business is that too many people who have half a mind to write a book do so. ~ William Targ

My family always comes first. My world revolves around my husband, Peter, our daughter, Victoria, and our son, William, but not necessarily in that order. Then, it's this fascinating world of publishing that devours most of my days and many nights. ~ Dorothea Benton Frank

Twitter is not a technology company, it is a publishing company. ~ Eric Schmidt

It's interesting to me that really one of the first things she [Eleanor Roosevelt]did as First Lady was to collect her father's letters and publish a book called The Letters of My Father, essentially, hunting big game, The Letters of Elliott Roosevelt. And it really was an act of redemption, really one of her first acts of redemption as she entered the White House. She was going to redeem her father's honor. And publishing his letters, reconnecting with her childhood really fortified her to go on into the difficult White House years. ~ Blanche Wiesen Cook