Everything a writer learns about the art or craft of fiction takes just a little away from his need or desire to write at all. In the end he knows all the tricks and has nothing to say.

  • -- Raymond Chandler 雷蒙德·钱德勒

一个作家对小说艺术或工艺的了解,只会使他对写作的需要或欲望减少一点点。最后他知道了所有的诀窍,却无话可说。

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Business is not just doing deals; business is having great products, doing great engineering, and providing tremendous service to customers. Finally, business is a cobweb of human relationships.

商业不仅仅是做交易;商业就是拥有伟大的产品,做伟大的工程,为客户提供伟大的服务。最后,商业是人际关系的蛛网。

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.

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。

In the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter, and sharing of pleasures. For in the dew of little things the heart finds its morning and is refreshed.

在友谊的甜蜜中,让我们欢笑,分享快乐。因为从小事的甘露中,心得见早晨的光,就得了畅快。

It was just one of those things," I said, "You know, that just happen. You don't think or plan. You just do it.

我说,“你知道,这就是发生的事情之一。你不思考也不计划。你就这么做。

I always wanted to write something illustrated, and the Details strip finally gave me the opportunity.

我一直想写一些图文并茂的东西,而细枝末节终于给了我这个机会。

If you have a dream, keep it. But write it down and take appropriate actions to see it manifest.

如果你有梦想,就坚持下去。但要把它写下来,并采取适当的行动来观察它的显现。

Share everything. Don't take things that aren't yours. Put things back where you found them.

分享一切。不要拿不属于你的东西。把东西放回你找到的地方。

You may not have gone where you intended to go, but you'll end up where you need to be.

你可能没有到达你想去的地方,但你会到达你需要到达的地方。

Don't write so that you can be understood, write so that you can't be misunderstood.

不要为了别人能理解你而写作,要为了别人不会误解你而写作。

I have to live in the truth that this is who I am. That's what I need to focus on.

我必须活在现实中,这就是我。这就是我需要关注的。

It's not knowing how to write that makes you interesting, it's what you write.

不是知道如何写作让你变得有趣,而是你写了什么。

When I cry about one thing, I end up crying about everything that's wrong.

当我为一件事哭泣时,我最终会为所有的错误而哭泣。

If you only keep adding little by little, it will soon become a big heap.

如果你只是一点一点地增加,它很快就会变成一个大堆。

I've missed out on a huge goal but the desire is still there.

我错过了一个伟大的目标,但我的愿望依然存在。

I have never been a critic of science fiction as a whole.

总的来说,我从来都不是科幻小说的批评家。

Success - keeping your mind awake and your desire asleep.

成功——保持清醒的头脑和沉睡的欲望。

I'm one of the lucky writers: plots come easily to me.

我是幸运的作家之一:情节对我来说很容易。

Life is a means of extracting fiction.

生活是一种提取虚构的手段。