There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are.

  • -- W. Somerset Maugham 威廉·萨默塞特·毛姆

写小说有三条规则。不幸的是,没有人知道它们是什么。

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I don't care who you are. When you sit down to write the first page of your screenplay, in your head, you're also writing your Oscar acceptance speech.

我不在乎你是谁。当你坐下来写剧本的第一页时,在你的脑海里,你也在写你的奥斯卡获奖感言。

We had these heavy chunks of concrete and bricks falling on us. Timbers and what-have-you, and my wife was, unfortunately, struck with flying debris.

这些沉重的水泥块和砖块砸在我们身上。不幸的是,木头和你,还有我的妻子,都被飞溅的碎片击中了。

Dad taught me everything I know. Unfortunately, he didn't teach me everything he knows.

爸爸把我知道的都教给了我。不幸的是,他没有把他所知道的都教给我。

When asked, "How do you write?" I invariably answer, "one word at a time."

当被问到“你是怎么写的?”我总是回答:“一个词一个词。”