Quotes by Editors

One of the great things about New York is this wonderful park we have. Sonny Mehta

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Most writers of entertainment fiction tend to receive controversial reviews. Sonny Mehta

Entertainment Tend Writers Most Reviews Controversial Fiction Receive

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. Sonny Mehta

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'French Women Don't Get Fat' has become something of a phenomenon. Sonny Mehta

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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. Sonny Mehta

Terrorism has come to publishing. It is a grave concern when criticism is turned to mortal threats. Sonny Mehta

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'The War' is a stunning achievement in filmmaking. Sonny Mehta

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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. Sonny Mehta

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I am still convinced I have the best job in the world. Sonny Mehta

Best World Job Am Still Convinced

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

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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. Sonny Mehta

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Knopf is solidly profitable, and that is how I intend to keep it. Sonny Mehta

How Intend Keep Profitable

At Knopf, everything is inherited. Sonny Mehta

Everything Inherited

We think continuity's important. Sonny Mehta

Important Think Continuity

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

Work Champion Job Publish See Always Been Authors

It seems the world of book publishing is constantly changing. Whether it was the rise of chain stores or their decline, or the digital revolution... fortunately, we have been able not only to adapt but to thrive. Sonny Mehta

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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. Sonny Mehta

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. Sonny Mehta

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We have to fill our hearts with gratitude. Gratitude makes everything that we have more than enough. Susan L. Taylor

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I write about spirituality not so we get strong from within and achieve some state of nirvana and then distance ourselves from the real world. I write about it so we can feel empowered to doing the critical work that this generation of black women are charged with doing. Susan L. Taylor

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