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Peter Sotos Quotes

American - Writer | April 16, 1960 -

And books that were published in much larger numbers than Selfish, Little are hard to find. And publishers who wanted to publish my last few works have them stuck in limbo while new distribution ideas and legal issues and fears are blown away.

Ideas Selfish Legal Find Numbers

But, right now, the situation is that almost all of my writing is out of print.

Writing Situation Now Right Out

Further, for once, I like the idea that people who think I'm a constant voice for the furthering of the imagination have to see that interest in a more materialistic fashion.

Imagination People Fashion Think See

Further, I'm obsessed with how language contorts and creates bodies.

Language Further How Obsessed Bodies

I don't publish the books to make money, not at all.

Money Make Books Publish

I don't sell enough books to pay for the lawyers, however. And these various problems finally became too much.

Problems Enough Lawyers Too Much Pay

I'm not trying to do conceptual art.

Art Trying Conceptual Art Conceptual

If you look at the publishers I've worked with, generally, they're a great bunch. Creation is unlike any other publishing house you can think of. The people I've worked with have integrity and intelligence and, almost always, less money than ideas.

Integrity Great Money Intelligence

In the past the publishers I've worked with have been extremely generous. And in almost every case, have been people who believed in the work rather than the sales and marketing.

Work Past People Marketing Sales

Most of my books have caused distribution and printing problems in the past.

Past Problems Printing In The Past

Once again, I think there is little art being done that really owns up to such intense possibilities.

Art Think Possibilities Done Up

The book grew out of the introduction I did for Brady's Gates of Janus. I knew that the writing in that introduction had a better than average chance of being read by people involved in Brady's life - parents of victims, police, Brady himself.

Life Police Parents People Writing

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