Publishing is a business. Writing may be art, but publishing, when all is said and done, comes down to dollars.

  • -- Nicholas Sparks 尼古拉斯·斯帕克思

出版是一门生意。写作可能是一门艺术,但出版,当一切都说了又做了,归根结底还是要靠金钱。

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A lot of people who don't write for kids think it's easy, because they think kids aren't as smart as they are, or that you have to dumb down what you would normally write for kids. But I think you have to work harder when you write for kids, to make sure every word is right, that it's there for the right reason.

很多不为孩子们写作的人认为这很简单,因为他们认为孩子们没有他们那么聪明,或者你必须简化你通常为孩子们写的东西。但我认为,当你为孩子们写作时,你必须更加努力,确保每一个字都是正确的,都是为了正确的理由而写的。

There are those who believe we have need of more literature, of a large international publishing house, of a great peace newspaper, or the like. I am rather skeptical about this idea.

有些人认为,我们需要更多的文学作品,需要一个大型国际出版社,需要一份伟大的和平报纸,诸如此类。我对这个想法持怀疑态度。

I have very strong theories about magazine publishing. And I think that it is the most personal form of journalism. And I think that a magazine is an old friend.

我对杂志出版有很强的理论基础。我认为这是最个人化的新闻形式。我认为杂志是我的老朋友。

It's not whether you get knocked down; it's whether you get back up.

不是你是否被击倒;关键是你能否站起来。