Why do writers write? Because it isn't there.

  • -- Thomas Berger 托马斯.伯杰

作家为什么写作?因为它不在那里。

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If a man means his writing seriously, he must mean to write well. But how can he write well until he learns to see what he has written badly. His progress toward good writing and his recognition of bad writing are bound to unfold at something like the same rate.

如果一个人认真对待他的写作,他一定要把它写好。但是他怎么能写得好,直到他学会看他写得不好。他在写作上的进步,以及对糟糕作品的认知,必然会以同样的速度展开。

I conceive that the right way to write a story for boys is to write so that it will not only interest boys but strongly interest any man who has ever been a boy. That immensely enlarges the audience.

我认为,为男孩写故事的正确方式是不仅让男孩感兴趣,而且让任何曾经是男孩的人都感兴趣。这极大地扩大了观众。