Quotes by John Hodgman

John Hodgman

A literary agent is nothing but a cheap salesman (or woman); while a writer is a cheap salesman (or woman) who also has to actually write the books.

Agents

Book

Writing

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A lot of media that that I want to consume, I don’t want to have to own forever and ever. It’s not like real estate.

Forever

Media

Real

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A lot of my time is spent reading antique or out-of-print books of reference.

Antiques

Book

Reading

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A stopped clock is correct twice a day, but a sundial can be used to stab someone, even at nighttime.

Clock

Sundials

Used

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All books should be trilogies; I mean I think we all agree on that.

Book

Mean

Thinking

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All I can ask from society is that it please stop telling me why I should like sports.

Please

Should

Sports

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Americans don’t need a metaphor for war. We have war. If anything, we use war as a metaphor for sports.

Needs

Sports

War

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Any time you try to create an Internet meme, automatic fail. That’s like the worst thing you can do.

Failing

Internet

Trying

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Anyone of conscience could come look at my book and see it as an esoteric oddity or be intrigued by it. It could happen either way on a thousand different little decisions each individual might make.

Book

Decision

Oddities

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As a freelance writer, I’d be asked to become an expert for various magazines on any subject, whether food or wine or history or the life span of veterinarians. I was completely unschooled in any of these things.

Experts

Magazines

Wine

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