As a writer, I'm more interested in what people tell themselves happened rather than what actually happened.
“Why should I apologize because God throws in crystal chandeliers, mahogany floors, and the best construction in the world?”
“The publishing industry, unsurprisingly, is full of different people who love different things and express that love in different languages. Find the people, the editors and agents, with whom you share some language, and some sense of what makes literature worth reading.”