Making books is hard work. Some books are, of course, more demanding than others.
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And each book has to receive your best effort every single time. No slacking.
I've always been a pretty hard worker. That's how I've written over a hundred books.
Books are good enough in their own way, but they are a poor substitute for life.
Making books is a very specific kind of activity. It's not really a collection of your best pictures - although it is - but it's also a way of presenting your work so that it's not repetitive, so that it flows, and so that it makes sense in a book.
Most every book I bring into the world is like birthing a baby; it's a lot of effort!
Why am I working so hard? Going for 400 books, perhaps, but who's really counting?
Writing a book is very personal. It's a very personal relationship. A book will start with something as simple as two men talking about work. That gets the fire going. Sustaining that fire is the hard work. It takes attention and empathy to hone the characters.
Books are an ancient and proven medium. Their physical form inspires passion.
We had to figure out how to produce books in a cost-effective way.
You work hard on a book and throw it out there and then it's beyond your control.
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