Also, if my own self, or my own children, or my own friends did such a thing in their life, it's easy to excuse it if the circumstances were as I described.

I did not see any direct financial benefits [from signing j.k.rowling] but it has given me a huge reputation-and the intangible thing is the confidence it gave me in my own judgment.

But if I know that such a thing will happen next, I would prefer my own overslept, did not go to school.