Thought for today:

‘Someone told me that equation I included in the book would halve the sales.’

— Stephen Hawking (talking about A Brief History of Time. His book has sold more than 25 million copies)

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As I start in earnest on two non-fiction books this chestnut from Stephen Hawking reminds me of the capricious nature of publishing.

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