Genuine happiness can only be achieved when we transform our way of life from the unthinking pursuit of pleasure to one committed to enriching our inner lives, when we focus on 'being more' rather than simply having more.
I remember as a teen being able to eat more than my father. I was growing so fast and my body couldn't keep up.
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.