I would rather be attacked than unnoticed. For the worst thing you can do to an author is to be silent as to his works. An assault upon a town is a bad thing; but starving it is still worse.

  • -- Samuel Johnson 塞缪尔·约翰逊

我宁愿被攻击也不愿被忽视。因为你对一个作家所能做的最糟糕的事就是对他的作品保持沉默。袭击一个城镇是件坏事;但挨饿更糟糕。

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Neither praise or blame is the object of true criticism. Justly to discriminate, firmly to establish, wisely to prescribe, and honestly to award. These are the true aims and duties of criticism.

赞扬和责备都不是真正批评的对象。公正的区别对待,坚定的建立,明智的规定,诚实的奖励。这些才是批评的真正目的和职责。

Writing means not just staring ugliness in the face, but finding a way to embrace it.

写作不只是盯着丑陋的脸看,而是找到一种拥抱丑陋的方法。

I like to write first-person because I like to become the character I'm writing.

我喜欢用第一人称写作,因为我喜欢成为我所写的角色。

How do I respond to criticism? Critically. I listen to all criticism critically.

我如何回应批评?批判性的。我批判性地听取所有的批评。