My first novel was rejected by some of the most eminent publishers in the world. Starting again was a real wrench.

  • -- Wilbur Smith 威尔伯·史密斯

我的第一部小说被一些世界上最著名的出版商拒绝了。重新开始是件很痛苦的事。

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It is folly for an eminent man to think of escaping censure, and a weakness to be affected with it. All the illustrious persons of antiquity, and indeed of every age in the world, have passed through this fiery persecution.

一个杰出的人想要逃避责难是愚蠢的,而受责难的影响是软弱的表现。古代所有的杰出人物,甚至世界上各个时代的人,都经历过这种激烈的迫害。

I don't tend to do category fiction very well. One of my problems when I was starting off was that publishers were hesitant to handle my books because they were never sure what I was going to do next.

我不太擅长写分类小说。我刚开始写作时遇到的一个问题是,出版商不愿出版我的书,因为他们从来不知道我接下来要做什么。

Everywhere, publishers are being squeezed out.

到处都有出版商被挤出市场。