I think it's harder than ever to be an artist. I think that you end up, especially as a middle-aged person, you pay such big consequences for saying, 'I'm just going to devote my life to making art,' or 'I'm going to devote my life to writing novels.' You end up with no resources.

  • -- Dana Spiotta 达娜·斯皮奥塔

我认为成为一名艺术家比以往任何时候都难。我认为你最终,尤其是作为一个中年人,你要为说“我要把我的一生奉献给艺术”或“我要把我的一生奉献给写小说”而付出巨大的代价。“你最终会一无所有。

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If you want to act, you have to devote yourself to it. Send out letters and photos every day, work all the hours under the sun, whatever it takes. If you're not determined, you won't get anywhere.

如果你想行动,你必须全身心地投入。每天发送信件和照片,在阳光下工作,不惜一切代价。如果你不下定决心,你将一事无成。

Hardly a competent workman can be found who does not devote a considerable amount of time to studying just how slowly he can work and still convince his employer that he is going at a good pace.

一个称职的工人如果不花大量的时间研究他的工作究竟有多慢,同时又能使他的雇主相信他干得不错,那他是很难找到的。

You have to deal with the consequences of your actions.

你必须处理你行为的后果。

Everything has positive and negative consequences.

每件事都有积极和消极的后果。