The immature artist imitates. The mature artist steals.

  • -- Lionel Trilling 特里林

不成熟的艺术家模仿。成熟的艺术家偷窃。

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I think that an artist is a bit like a computer. He receives information from the world around him and from his past and from his own experiences. And it all goes into the brain.

我认为艺术家有点像电脑。他从周围的世界,从他的过去,从他自己的经历中获得信息。这些都进入大脑。

I tend to wait for true stories to mature into fiction. Most of my fiction grew out of a long-germinating real-life situation.

我倾向于等待真实的故事发展成小说。我的大部分小说都是在长期的现实生活中成长起来的。

It is the artist's business to create sunshine when the sun fails.

当太阳落山时,艺术家的工作就是创造阳光。

Immature artists imitate. Mature artists steal.

不成熟的艺术家模仿。成熟的艺术家偷窃。