As for writing, that's a cruel hard business. Unless you're very lucky it'll break your heart.

  • -- Edward Abbey 爱德华·艾比

至于写作,那是一项残酷而艰难的工作。除非你很幸运,否则它会让你心碎。

相关名言

Fiction that adds up, that suggests a "logical consistency," or an explanation of some kind, is surely second-rate fiction; for the truth of life is its mystery.

小说的内容加起来,暗示着“逻辑一致性”,或者某种解释,肯定是二流小说;因为生命的真理是神秘的。

The most lasting reputation I have is for an almost ferocious aggressiveness, when in fact I am amiable, indulgent, affectionate, shy and rather timid at heart.

我拥有的最持久的名声是近乎凶猛的攻击性,而实际上我是一个和蔼可亲、宽容、多情、害羞和内心相当胆怯的人。