Writing a novel is like driving at night. You can only see as far as your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way.

  • -- E. L. Doctorow 达特罗

写小说就像晚上开车一样。你只能看到车前灯那么远的地方,但你可以这样走完全程。

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Tell the truth through whichever veil comes to hand – but tell it. Resign yourself to the lifelong sadness that comes from never ­being satisfied.

不管你戴着什么样的面纱,都要讲出真相——但一定要讲出来。让自己沉浸在永不满足的悲伤中。

I do catch myself driving around singing tunes, but I don't know if it's necessarily show tunes.

我确实发现自己开着车到处唱歌,但我不知道这是不是一定要播放音乐。

Any writer overwhelmingly honest about pleasing himself is almost sure to please others.

任何作家绝对诚实地取悦自己,几乎肯定会取悦他人。

I quit driving, I'm not retired.

我不开车了,我没有退休。