A young writer was hoping that the editor would accept his novel. But the editor said, "You have no reason to ask me to publish your novel. It's not good enough."

The dismayed young writer seemed lost in thought, and then said, "I enclosed a stamp every time for you to return the rejected manuscripts. I think if you accept my novel, you may keep the stamp."

一个青年作者渴望主编会接受他写的小说。可是主编对他说：“你没有理由要求我发表你的小说，它不够好嘛。”

失望的青年作者好像沉思了一会，然后说：“我每次都附了邮票供你退稿时用，我想你若接受了我的小说，就可以留下邮票啦。”