Some editors are failed writers, but so are most writers.

  • -- T. S. Eliot T.S.艾略特

有些编辑是失败的作家,但大多数作家也是。

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Writing is a voice that calls us from dreams, that peeks out of the corner of our eyes when we think no one is looking, the longing that breaks our hearts even when we think we should be happiest, and to which we cannot give a name.

写作是一种声音,它从梦中召唤着我们,当我们认为没有人在看我们时,它从我们的眼角向外窥视,它是一种渴望,即使当我们认为自己应该是最幸福的时候,它也会让我们心碎,对此我们无法给出一个名字。

The difference between real life and a story is that life has significance, while a story must have meaning. The former is not always apparent, while the latter always has to be, before the end.

现实生活和故事的区别在于生活有意义,而故事必须有意义。前者并不总是显而易见的,而后者总是必须在结束之前显现出来。

Writing anything is terribly hard but, alas for me, because I am addicted, a heck of a lot of fun. I often am sorry I ever started writing prose, because it is so hard. But I can't stop.

写任何东西都是非常困难的,但是,唉,对我来说,因为我上瘾了,有很多乐趣。我经常后悔我曾经开始写散文,因为它是如此的困难。但是我停不下来。

If you feel that strongly about something, you have an obligation to try and change my mind.

如果你对某件事有那么强烈的感觉,你有义务试着改变我的想法。