The world is full of novels in which characters simply say and do. There are certainly legitimate genres in which this is sufficient. But in real and lasting writing the character is.

  • -- Ruth Park 露丝·帕克

世界上到处都是小说,书中的人物只是说说而已。当然也有一些合法的类型,这就足够了。但在真实和持久的写作中,角色是。

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Highly educated young people are tutored, taught and monitored in all aspects of their lives, except the most important, which is character building. When it comes to this, most universities leave them alone.

受过高等教育的年轻人在生活的各个方面都受到指导、教育和监督,除了最重要的一点,那就是塑造品格。说到这一点,大多数大学都不理会他们。

The reason that fiction is more interesting than any other form of literature, to those who really like to study people, is that in fiction the author can really tell the truth without humiliating himself.

对于那些真正喜欢研究人的人来说,小说比其他任何一种文学形式都更有趣的原因在于,在小说中,作者可以真实地说出真相,而不会让自己蒙羞。

And I think it's a real challenge to be up there sometimes with only a keyboard if they don't have a grand piano... and to try to win people over that way. It's really hard.

我认为,如果他们没有一架三角钢琴,有时候在那里只有键盘是一个真正的挑战……并试图用这种方式赢得人们的支持。真的很难。

I don't wait for moods. You accomplish nothing if you do that. Your mind must know it has got to get down to work.

我不等待情绪。如果你那样做,你将一事无成。你的大脑必须知道它必须开始工作。

Real generosity towards the future lies in giving all to the present.

对未来真正的慷慨在于把一切都献给现在。

Shamelessness is a wonderful part of the character.

无耻是这个角色的精彩之处。