Writing is a solitary occupation. Family, friends, and society are the natural enemies of the writer. He must be alone, uninterrupted, and slightly savage if he is to sustain and complete an undertaking.

  • -- Jessamyn West 杰萨姆·韦斯特

写作是一项孤独的职业。家庭、朋友和社会是作家的天敌。如果他想要维持并完成一项事业,他必须是一个人,不受打扰,有点野蛮。

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I talk to Simon, I write to him. I never used to write a diary. But now I'm writing a diary to him. I think it's not just me, but lots of others, family and friends, can still feel him around.

我和西蒙交谈,给他写信。我从来没有写过日记。但是现在我正在给他写日记。我想不仅仅是我,还有很多人,家人和朋友,仍然能感受到他的存在。

Women need real moments of solitude and self-reflection to balance out how much of ourselves we give away.

女人需要真正的独处和自我反省的时刻来平衡我们付出了多少。

Why love if losing hurts so much? We love to know that we are not alone.

如果失去让人如此痛苦,为什么还要去爱?我们喜欢知道我们并不孤单。

Writing is not a profession but a vocation of unhappiness.

写作不是一种职业,而是一种不快乐的职业。