English Original
A young writer hoped the editor would accept his novel. The editor, however, said, "You have no reason to ask me to publish your novel. It's not good enough."
The dismayed writer seemed lost in thought for a moment, then replied, "I've enclosed a stamp with each submission for you to return the rejected manuscript. I suppose if you accept my novel, you could keep the stamp."
中文翻译
一位年轻作家希望编辑能接受他的小说。然而，编辑却说：“你没有理由要求我发表你的小说，它还不够好。”
沮丧的作家似乎沉思了片刻，然后回答道：“我每次投稿都附上了邮票，以便您退回被拒的稿件。我想，如果您接受了我的小说，您就可以留下这枚邮票了。”