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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I believe the writer... should always be the final judge. I have always held to that position and have sometimes seen books hurt thereby, but at least as often helped. The book belongs to the author.

我相信作者……应该永远是最后的裁判。我一直坚持这一立场,有时看到书因此受到伤害,但至少同样经常得到帮助。这本书是作者的。

Writing, when properly managed (as you may be sure I think mine is) is but a different name for conversation.

写作,如果管理得当(你可以肯定的是,我认为我的管理得当),只是交谈的另一个名字。