#ok

I wish I could remember where I put things. I spend half my life looking for my keys. With the other half I look for my glasses. ↗

— Sara Paretsky

#glasses #half #i #i wish #keys

In 1986 we were trying to help women get in print, stay in print, and come to the attention of booksellers and libraries. At that time, books by men mystery writers were reviewed seven times as often as books by women. ↗

— Sara Paretsky

#books #booksellers #come #get #help

Most people don't have the money to spend on advertising to create awareness among readers, nor do they have the contacts at newspapers or magazines to get their books reviewed. ↗

— Sara Paretsky

#among #awareness #books #contacts #create

My parents were liberal intellectuals but even they expected me to stay at home and look after my younger siblings and do the housework. ↗

— Sara Paretsky

#even #expected #home #housework #intellectuals

No agent wants to see a book until he or she has decided whether to pursue the relationship. ↗

— Sara Paretsky

#book #decided #pursue #relationship #see

The best source for finding an agent is called Literary Agents of North America. It's a complete list of agents, not only by name and address, but by type of book they represent and by what their submission criteria are. ↗

— Sara Paretsky

#agent #agents #america #best #book

On the surface I look fragile and insecure; you have to know me very well. ↗

— Anne Parillaud

#i #insecure #know #look #me

You apply the skills you use to produce your own book to make an anthology. Shaping. Rhythm. ↗

— Robyn Davidson

#apply #book #make #own #produce

This year, I feel strong. I'm looking forward to having my best season in the last few years. ↗

— Chan Ho Park

#feel #few #forward #having #i

I look at it this way: the WNBA is 13 years young. I think eventually women will get to that point, maybe in my daughter's generation, where their salaries will be similar to men's. But we're still starting off, like, where the NBA was back in the 1950s. ↗

— Candace Parker

#daughter #eventually #generation #get #his way