Blind Submission Quotes

“There is something about the aroma of fresh books that's totally intoxicating. A new book has a certain clean, crisp smell full of promise that is difficult to define. Sort of like the scent and feeling of just-washed bed linens at the moment you slide your legs between them.”
― Debra Ginsberg, Blind Submission

“Reading was only part of the thrill that a book represented. I got a dizzy pleasure from the weight and feel of a new book in my hand, a sensual delight from the smell and crispness of the pages. I loved the smoothness and bright colors of their jackets. For me, a stacked, unread pyramid of books was one of the sexiest architectural designs there was, because what I loved most about books was their promise, the anticipation of what lay between the covers, waiting to be found.”
― Debra Ginsberg, Blind Submission

“(even though, technically, Karanuk’s previous publisher was supposed to get an exclusive”
― Debra Ginsberg, Blind Submission

“anticipation and pulled out its items one by one. Everything was packed with great care, which was”
― Debra Ginsberg, Blind Submission

“cannot afford to sit”
― Debra Ginsberg, Blind Submission

“or two, but his silence felt heavier and more demanding than his “suggestion” that”
― Debra Ginsberg, Blind Submission

“good,” I said, “but why can’t a great-looking, successful guy open up to me, too?”
― Debra Ginsberg, Blind Submission