There was never a good biography of a good novelist. There couldn't be. He is too many people if he's any good.

  • -- F. Scott Fitzgerald F.斯科特·菲茨杰拉德

从来没有一本好的小说家传记。不可能有。如果他有什么本事,那就是人太多了。

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Writing is a solitary occupation. Family, friends, and society are the natural enemies of the writer. He must be alone, uninterrupted, and slightly savage if he is to sustain and complete an undertaking.

写作是一项孤独的职业。家庭、朋友和社会是作家的天敌。如果他想要维持并完成一项事业,他必须是一个人,不受打扰,有点野蛮。

When the style is fully formed, if it has a sweet undersong, we call it beautiful, and the writer may do what he likes in words or syntax.

当风格完全形成时,如果它有一个甜美的底音,我们称它为美丽,作者可以在文字或句法上随心所欲。