A good many young writers make the mistake of enclosing a stamped, self-addressed envelope, big enough for the manuscript to come back in. This is too much of a temptation to the editor.

  • -- Ring Lardner 拉德纳

许多年轻的作家会犯这样的错误,把一个贴好邮票、写好地址的信封放在信封里,信封足够大,可以把手稿寄回来。这对编辑来说诱惑太大了。

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We should always look upon ourselves as God's servants, placed in God's world, to do his work; and accordingly labour faithfully for him; not with a design to grow rich and great, but to glorify God, and do all the good we possibly can.

我们应该把自己看作是上帝的仆人,被安置在上帝的世界里,去做上帝的工作;所以要为他忠心的作工。我们不是故意要富足为大,乃是要荣耀神,凡事行善。

As a guest who doesn't eat, drink or smoke, you leave much to be desired, but as a writer, you're my girl.

作为一个不吃、不喝、不抽烟的客人,你有很多不足之处,但作为一个作家,你是我的女孩。

The purpose of writing is to inflate weak ideas, obscure poor reasoning and inhibit clarity.

写作的目的是膨胀软弱的思想,模糊糟糕的推理,抑制清晰。

Don't try to write anything you can't feel - it will be a failure - 'echoes nothing worth

不要试图写你感觉不到的东西——那将是失败的——”没有任何价值的回音

Some of your teachers are actually closer in age to you than you think.

你的一些老师实际上比你想象的年龄更接近你。

Writers mean more than they say and say more than they mean.

作家言而无信,言而无信。