Stanley Unwin Quotes & Sayings

Much is written of the power of the Press, a power which may last but a day; by comparison little is heard of the power of books, which may endure for generations. — Stanley Unwin

Your book may be a masterpiece but do not suggest that to the publisher because many of the most hopeless manuscripts that have come his way have probably been so described by their authors. — Stanley Unwin

If a publisher declines your manuscript, remember it is merely the decision of one fallible human being, and try another. — Stanley Unwin

To write books is easy, it requires only pen and ink and the ever-patient paper. To print books is a little more difficult, because genius so often rejoices in illegible handwriting. To read books is more difficult still, because of a tendency to go to sleep. But the most difficult task of all that
a mortal man can embark on is to sell a book. — Stanley Unwin