Writers are always critical of themselves and I'm no exception. I always feel that maybe I could have done better.

  • -- Iris Johansen 半月湾的男人

作家总是对自己很挑剔,我也不例外。我总是觉得也许我可以做得更好。

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I love my dad, although I'm definitely critical of him sometimes, like when his pants are too tight. But I love him so much and I try to be really supportive of him.

我爱我的爸爸,虽然有时候我对他很挑剔,比如他的裤子太紧的时候。但我很爱他,我试着真正支持他。

One of the things that upset me was some of the criticism leveled at Simon and Garfunkel. I always took exception to it, but actually I agree with a lot of it.

令我心烦意乱的一件事是有人批评西蒙和加芬克尔。我总是反对,但实际上我在很多方面都同意。

How often one reads a contemporary full-length novel and thinks quietly, mutinously, that it would have worked out better at half or a third the length.

有多少次,一个人在读一本当代的长篇小说时,会不动声色地、反叛地想,要是能读到一半或三分之一的篇幅就更好了。

'Know thyself' is a good saying, but not in all situations. In many it is better to say 'know others.'

“认识你自己”是句好话,但不是在所有情况下都适用。在很多情况下,说“认识别人”会更好。

The time is right for electric cars - in fact the time is critical.

对电动汽车来说,现在正是时候——事实上,时机非常关键。

Most writers adore their editors, and I'm no exception.

大多数作家都喜欢他们的编辑,我也不例外。