Geoffrey Faber Quotes

The publisher is a middleman, he calls the tune to which the whole rest of the trade dances; and he does so because he pays the piper.

Geoffrey Faber

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• The publisher is a middleman, he calls the tune to which the whole rest of the trade dances; and he does so because he pays the piper.

  

  Geoffrey Faber
  • Because
  • Publisher
  • Dances