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I identify as an agent when I'm agenting, and I identify as an author when I'm writing. I expect both those things to be true for as long as I'm able to do them.

~Bill Clegg

Topics: Able Agent Author Be True Both Expect Identify Long Them Things Those True Writing

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My experience is that books take on a life of their own and create their own energy. I've represented books that have been sold for very little money and gone on to great glory, and I've seen books sold for an enormous amount of money published to very little response.

~Bill Clegg

Topics: Amount Been Books Create Energy Enormous Experience Glory Gone Great Life Little Little Money Money Own Published Response Seen Sold Take Very

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If you feel like you don't have a choice to write it, write it. If you feel like you do have a choice, then move on, because there are so many books in the world.

~Bill Clegg

Topics: Because Books Choice Feel Like Many Move Move On Then World Write You

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I work very hard every day not to have a lot of expectations. You just let go of the results, because a book will be on bookshelves and in libraries long after we're gone, and, in some ways, whatever happens is none of our business.

~Bill Clegg

Topics: After Because Book Business Day Every Every Day Expectations Go Gone Happens Hard Just Let Go Libraries Long Lot None Our Results Some Very Ways Whatever Will Work You

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I have faith that worthy but misunderstood or ignored books can still prevail - and when they do, fewer joys are as sweet - but authors have families to support and rent to pay, and for them, I hope for acclaim in their time rather than late-in-life or posthumously.

~Bill Clegg

Topics: Authors Books Faith Families Fewer Hope Ignored Joys Misunderstood Pay Prevail Rather Rent Still Support Sweet Than Them Time Worthy

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I was pretty strict in high school about who I would listen to. Musicians like Neil Young, Cat Stevens, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell... who were, in my opinion, great writers. The music mattered, but it held hands with the lyrics, and the personality was, overall, unsullied.

~Bill Clegg

Topics: About Bob Bob Dylan Cat Dylan Great Hands Held High High School In My Opinion Joni Mitchell Like Listen Lyrics Mattered Mitchell Music Musicians Neil Neil Young Opinion Overall Personality Pretty School Strict Were Who Would Writers Young

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In the little rural town I grew up in, I missed out on the pop music of the time, the '80s, and now enjoy in retrospect. It's as an adult that I've opened it up to dance, hip-hop, R&B, and even big pop songs.

~Bill Clegg

Topics: Adult Big Dance Enjoy Even Grew Hip-Hop Little Missed Music Now Opened Out Pop Pop Music Pop Songs Retrospect Rural Songs Time Town Up

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I spent the first 33 years of my life with secrets, and lots of them. I spent a great deal of energy worrying over what people thought and obscuring the things I was ashamed of... trying to appear what I thought was normal.

~Bill Clegg

Topics: Appear Ashamed Deal Energy First Great Great Deal Life Lots My Life Normal Over People Secrets Spent Them Things Thought Trying Worrying Years

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William Kittredge's 'Hole in the Sky' is one of my favorite books. Ian Frazier's 'Family' I adore.

~Bill Clegg

Topics: Adore Books Family Favorite Hole Sky William

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We only learn at the speed of pain, and we don't have others in our lives without forgiveness.

~Bill Clegg

Topics: Forgiveness Learn Lives Only Others Our Our Lives Pain Speed Without

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Author

Born: Unknown

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