translation.en: And he wasn't talking about whether the novel costs 24.95 [dollars], or whether you have to spring 70 million bucks to buy the stolen Vermeer; he was talking about the circumstances of its creation and of its existence.
translation.zh: 他谈的不是一本小说的价钱是24.95美元， 还是维米尔的流失的名画 价值7000万美元， 而是它们的创造过程 和存在于社会的意义。