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Writing is pretty crummy on the nerves.

  • -- Paul Theroux 保罗·泰鲁

写作对神经来说是相当糟糕的。

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To chase an athlete that really doesn't want to speak with you and when you finally get him, gives you three words and you have to write a story based on three words of information he gave you, that's pretty tough.

要追一个不想和你说话的运动员，当你终于追上他，给你三个字，你必须根据他给你的三个字的信息写一个故事，这是相当困难的。

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I guess I'm pretty much of a lone wolf. I don't say I don't like people at all, but, to tell you the truth, I only like it then if I have a chance to look deep into their hearts and their minds.

我想我是一个孤独的人。我不是说我一点都不喜欢别人，但是，说实话，我只是喜欢有机会深入了解他们的内心和思想。

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Don't use words too big for the subject. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite.

不要在主题上使用太大的词。当你的意思是“非常”时，不要说“无穷大”;否则，当你想谈论一些真正无限的东西时，你就会无话可说。

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I've often been accused of making anthropology into literature, but anthropology is also field research. Writing is central to it.

我经常被指责把人类学变成文学，但人类学也是实地研究。写作是它的核心。

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You get steely nerves playing poker.

打扑克时，你会有钢铁般的神经。

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