Terry Zwigoff

I've stopped going to see art films because every critic gives them four stars and say things like 'masterpiece,' 'spellbinding' and 'mesmerizing.' I mean, they're doing that with my film, but I don't want to use those blurbs. Critical reviews aren't worth too much anymore because just about every film can get one or two of them.

American Director

Miriam Toews

The requests for blurbs seem to come in waves. I'm not sure what precipitates them. I think it must be excruciating for editors to draft those elaborate letters asking for a blurb, and I know it's torturous for us writers to ask directly. But publishers encourage us to. Rock and a hard place.

Canadian Writer

Alice Sebold

The relationship with the words someone uses is more intimate and integrated than just a quick read and a blurb can ever be. This intimacy - the words on the page being sent back and forth from engaged editor to open author - is unique in my experience.

American Writer

Lou Holtz

At home I have a copy of the April 21, 1986, issue of 'Sports Illustrated.' I'm on the cover with the blurb, 'Can Lou Do It?' I'd just arrived at Notre Dame, and with spring football underway, I was the focal point of that week's coverage.

American Coach

Tom Hodgkinson

Of all the depressing abuses of language in business, there is none that gets me so incensed as the rampant overuse of the word 'passionate' in company slogans, marketing blurbs, mission statements and on the sides of vans.

British Writer

Alice Levine

We all make snap judgments on small amounts of information. We do it all the time with online dating, deciding whether to spend time someone on the basis of a short blurb and three pics.

British Entertainer

Gabrielle Zevin

Writing blurbs for books means you have to read the book, and it cuts into the business of bookselling. So every time I get a blurb from a bookseller, I try to write a thank you note.

American Author

P. J. O'Rourke

Accuse a person of breaking all Ten Commandments, and you've written the promo blurb for the dust cover of his tell-all memoir.

American Comedian

Jennifer Egan

I blurb a lot of books by women, and I'm eager to provide encouragement and support for young women.

American Novelist

Sonny Mehta

A blurb might bring a reader to a book, but then the book itself has to do the rest of the work.

Indian Editor

A blurb attracts readers by highlighting what's unique or exciting about the book.

Advertising Tool

Blurb should be brief yet informative enough to give a clear idea about the content.

Concise Summary

Use engaging language in a blurb to pique interest without giving away key plot points.

Hook the Reader

Blurbs for products are crafted to quickly showcase their best features and benefits.

Marketing Essence

A successful blurb should catch the consumer's eye and encourage further reading or purchase.

Attention Grabber

When blurbing a product, convey excitement to make it sound appealing.

Express Enthusiasm

Personalize a blurb with opinions or endorsements to add credibility.

Personal Touch

 you need to look for but what do we got your habitat open woodland and that's where we are open woodland of the savannas are quite a common bird for yes so this very small little blurb yeah it gives you a lot of information about the bird a lot about their food

Safari Live - Day 364 PIPE...

 Except that light doesn't work this way in the real world. When you stack people in rows, the ones in the background look smaller than the ones in the foreground -- but not in the world of glamour. What glamour is all about -- I took this from a blurb