The most important things in our intimate lives can't be discussed with strangers, except in books.

  • -- Edmund White 埃德蒙·怀特

我们亲密生活中最重要的事情不能和陌生人讨论,除非在书中。

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Old books that have ceased to be of service should no more be abandoned than should old friends who have ceased to give pleasure.

不再有用的旧书和不再给人带来快乐的老朋友,都不应该被抛弃。

Write a lot and hit the streets. A writer who doesn't keep up with what's out there ain't gonna be out there.

写很多东西然后上街。一个跟不上时代潮流的作家是不会有出头之日的。

At night, when the curtains are drawn and the fire flickers, my books attain a collective dignity.

晚上,当窗帘拉上,炉火摇曳,我的书获得了集体的尊严。

But with writers, there's nothing wrong with melancholy. It's an important color in writing.

但是对于作家来说,忧郁并没有什么错。这是写作中很重要的一种颜色。