Trade Secret Quotes

“It just feels like you want us to give you the formula for Coke in order to convince you that it doesn’t contain arsenic,” King said.

“Nobody’s asked for the formula for Coke!” Jay replied, annoyed.”
― John Carreyrou, Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup

“When I was learning the anthologist’s trade many years ago, sitting at the knees—metaphorically speaking, at least—of veteran anthologists like Damon Knight and Robert Silverberg, I was taught that you should always save your strongest and best story for last.”
― Gardner Dozois, The Year's Best Science Fiction: First Annual Collection