Asking a working writer what he thinks about critics is like asking a lamp-post what it feels about dogs.

  • -- Christopher James Hampton 克里斯托弗·詹姆斯·汉普顿

问一个作家对评论家的看法就像问灯柱对狗的感觉一样。

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I think the hardest part of writing is revising. And by that I mean the following: A novelist has to create the piece of marble and then chip away to find the figure in it.

我认为写作最难的部分是修改。我的意思是这样的:小说家必须先创作出一块大理石,然后再把它凿开,才能找到大理石中的人物。

Small natures require despotism to exercise their sinews, as great souls thirst for equality to give play to their heart.

渺小的人需要专制来锻炼他们的肌肉,正如伟大的灵魂渴望平等来发挥他们的心灵。

I'm hopeless at looking into myself and trying to see how things are working and why.

我无法审视自己,也无法了解事情是如何运作的,以及为什么会这样。

I often think that the night is more alive and more richly colored than the day.

我常常认为夜晚比白天更生动,色彩更丰富。

Inside every working anarchy, there's an Old Boy Network.

在每一个混乱的工作状态中,都有一个旧的男孩网络。

I'm one of the lucky writers: plots come easily to me.

我是幸运的作家之一:情节对我来说很容易。

I have more to say as a writer than from behind a wok.

作为一名作家,我要说的不仅仅是站在炒锅后面。

Novel writing wrecks homes.

写小说毁了房子。