I think a novel has to be about where you are at a given moment in time. I think it really needs to represent some specific pain you're going through. it's not just a story.

  • -- Maria Semple 玛丽亚·塞姆普

我认为小说必须是关于你在特定的时间点所处的位置。我认为它真的需要代表你正在经历的一些特定的痛苦。这不仅仅是个故事。

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We all went to Kelsey's wedding, and yeah, we go to parties. We also go to each other's house. A group of us got together over at Kelsey's and just read through some plays just for the fun of it. That may not be everyone's idea of a good time, but we had a good time.

我们都去了凯尔西的婚礼,是的,我们去了派对。我们也去对方的家。我们一群人聚在凯尔西家里,只是为了好玩而读了一些剧本。也许不是每个人都认为我们玩得很开心,但我们玩得很开心。

I didn't have time for my children much. I wasn't a very good parent; I had a pretty unhappy home life.

我没有太多时间陪我的孩子。我不是一个很好的父母;我的家庭生活很不幸福。

I write my books in my head, and not in a specific study with a view. The view is from my inner eyes.

我在脑子里写我的书,而不是在一个特定的研究中有一个观点。这是我内心的想法。

Self-esteem and self-contempt have specific odors; they can be smelled.

自尊和自卑有特定的气味;它们可以闻到。