The secret to true happiness is low expectations and insensitivity.

- Olivia Goldsmith

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 …

- Olivia Goldsmith

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

- Olivia Goldsmith

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

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,…

- Olivia Goldsmith

It was considered very bad form to wish authors on their birthdays 'many happy returns.

- Olivia Goldsmith

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. T…

- Olivia Goldsmith