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.
“Live all you can; it's a mistake not to. It doesn't so much matter what you do in particular, so long as you have your life. If you haven't had that what have you had?”
“Slow thinkers are part of the game too. Some of these slow thinkers can hit a ball a long way.”