William Jovanovich Quotes

Reading like prayer remains one of our few private acts.

Reading like prayer remains one of our few private acts.

William Jovanovich

Some words are like the old Roman galleys large-scaled and ponderous. They sit low in the water even when their cargo is light.

Some words are like the old Roman galleys large-scaled and ponderous. They sit low in the water even when their cargo is light.

William Jovanovich

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William Jovanovich (1920 – 4 December 2001) was an American publisher, author, and businessman of Montenegrin descent. He served as the director of the publishing firm Harcourt, Brace & World from 1954 to 1991, renamed Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich in his honor in 1970. He also owned SeaWorld marine parks, and wrote both fiction and non-fiction.