The greatest compliment a writer can be given is that a story and character hold a reader spellbound. I'm caught up in the story writing and I miss a good deal of sleep thinking about it and working out the plot points.

  • -- Iris Johansen 半月湾的男人

一个作家能得到的最大的赞美是,一个故事和一个角色能让读者着迷。我沉浸在故事写作中,我错过了很多睡眠时间来思考它和构思情节要点。

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A strong reputation is like a good bonfire. When you have one kindled it's easy to keep the flame burning, even if someone comes along and tries to piss on it. But if you fall asleep and neglect it...You'll wake up with ashes.

良好的声誉就像一堆篝火。当你点燃了一个,很容易让火焰继续燃烧,即使有人走过来试图在上面撒尿。但如果你睡着了,忽视了它……你会带着灰烬醒来。

The best index to a person's character is how he treats people who can't do him any good, and how he treats people who can't fight back.

一个人的性格最好的指标是他如何对待那些对他没有任何好处的人,以及他如何对待那些无法反击的人。

The greatest weakness of most humans is their hesitancy to tell others how much they love them while they're alive.

大多数人最大的弱点是,当他们活着的时候,他们不愿意告诉别人他们有多爱他们。

Symbolism exists to adorn and enrich, not to create an artificial sense of profundity.

象征主义的存在是为了装饰和丰富,而不是创造一种人为的深奥感。

You were the greatest thing that ever happened to me.

你是发生在我身上最伟大的事情。

I liked Sartre's views but not his writing.

我喜欢萨特的观点,但不喜欢他的写作。