" thousands, and perhaps millions, of people. It was a dream come true. “But,” she told me on the phone, “there’s one problem with your book.” “What’s that?” I said, my euphoria fading. “It’s too short. Can you add another fifteen thousand words?” Fifteen thousand more words? I was dumbfounded. I didn’t understand why I had to add 15,000 words to a book that seemed perfect as it was. “It has to do with the cost of paper,” Laura explained, "and retail price points, and so on. "

― Mike Wells , Wild Child