There are core industries in Manhattan that are thriving, despite the recession, and publishing is one of them.

There is a recession already in some industries. And I think the key driver is going to be the consumer and how bad the unemployment rate is going to be, considering that layoffs are starting to pick up.

It's a crapshoot, publishing.

I always thought that the “thriving” would come when everything was perfect, and what I learned is that it’s actually down in the mess that things get good.

character is not made in a crisis- it is only exhibited

There's a black could hanging over the entire project. Everyone continues this process with the huge risk now attached that a judge could strike the whole thing down.