I'm a writer first and an editor second... or maybe third or even fourth. Successful editing requires a very specific set of skills, and I don't claim to have all of them at my command.

  • -- Lynn Abbey 李恩·阿贝

我首先是个作家,其次是个编辑……或者是第三,甚至第四。成功的编辑需要一套非常具体的技能,我并不声称我掌握了所有这些技能。

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Do not wait; the time will never be "just right." Start where you stand, and work with whatever tools you may have at your command, and better tools will be found as you go along.

不要等待;时间永远不会“恰到好处”。从你现在所处的位置开始,使用你所掌握的任何工具,你会发现更好的工具。

A person has to remember that the road to success is always under construction. You have to get that through your head. That it is not easy becoming successful.

一个人必须记住成功之路总是在建设中。你得把它记在脑子里。成功并不容易。

Surround yourself with those who won’t compete but will revel in you your success and see your ascent as a reflection of their own possibilities.

和那些不愿与你竞争但会为你的成功而陶醉的人在一起,把你的成功看作是他们自身可能性的反映。

Making cartoons means very hard work at every step of the way, but creating a successful cartoon character is the hardest work of all.

制作卡通意味着每一步都要非常努力,但是创造一个成功的卡通人物是所有工作中最难的。

I've earned my living in all sorts of terrible ways - as a janitor, a copy editor, a psychotherapist.

我以各种可怕的方式谋生——当看门人、编辑、心理治疗师。

I try not to play two days in succession. I usually try to space it so I have a day in between.

我尽量不连续玩两天。我通常试着把它隔开,这样我就有一天空闲时间。

Drawing on my fine command of the English language, I said nothing.

我凭借自己对英语的熟练掌握,什么也没说。

A good novel editor is invisible.

好的小说编辑是看不见的。