I think that's the most important job of a novelist - to bring authority to their writing.

  • -- Maria Semple 玛丽亚·塞姆普

我认为这是小说家最重要的工作——为他们的写作带来权威。

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I love what I'm doing most of the time, but it's hard work. People only see your albums in the charts. They see us at award shows and after-show parties. They don't know about your doubts, the hard work that goes in.

我喜欢我大部分时间都在做的事情,但是这是很辛苦的工作。人们只能在排行榜上看到你的专辑。他们在颁奖典礼和颁奖晚会上看到我们。他们不知道你的怀疑,不知道你的努力。

It is hard to begin to move when you don't know where you are moving, how to move, or if you are going to get there.

当你不知道你要搬到哪里,怎么搬,或者你是否要搬到那里,你就很难开始搬家。

You can delegate authority, but you cannot delegate responsibility.

你可以授权,但不能授权责任。

We need to stop the erosion of parental authority.

我们需要阻止父母权威的侵蚀。