Markus Zusak Quotes

I Guess I'm What You Call A Slush-piler. I Just Sent My Manuscripts To The Slush Pile Of Publishers And Hoped For The Best. Over Seven Years, I Was Rejected Seven Times On Three Different Books. The Fourth Attempt Was Picked Up By A Small Publisher, And I Still Have Great Memories Of Staying Up All Night, Talking To My Brother And Sisters (my Dad Called Me At 2:30 In The Morning Because I Was Overseas).

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