I suspect that writer's block afflicts mainly people who have some stable and ample source of income outside of writing. So far it hasn't been a problem.

  • -- Fred Saberhagen 弗雷德·萨卜哈根

我怀疑,文思枯竭主要折磨的是那些在写作之外有稳定而充足收入来源的人。到目前为止还没有出现问题。

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I envy people with dreams and passions, but I don't think that way. I still don't have a 'bliss' to follow. For people like me - I suspect that's most people - holding out for a 'dream' or a 'passion' is paralyzing. I just like having work I enjoy that feels meaningful. That's hard enough... but it's enough.

我羡慕有梦想和激情的人,但我不这么认为。我仍然没有“幸福”可以追随。对于像我这样的人来说——我怀疑这是大多数人——坚持一个“梦想”或一个“激情”是令人麻痹的。我喜欢有意义的工作。这很难……但这就够了。

From here, it becomes an engineering problem; the engineer considers the ground motion that will occur and evaluates the requirements of the proposed structure in the light of the local foundation conditions.

从这里,它变成了一个工程问题;工程师考虑将要发生的地面运动,并根据当地的地基条件评估拟议结构的要求。

We all have our opinions. But I suspect that writers are actually less worth heeding, because they regard themselves as so uniquely important, so culturally sensitive.

我们都有自己的观点。但我怀疑,作家实际上不那么值得关注,因为他们认为自己是如此独特地重要,对文化如此敏感。

I get a fine warm feeling when I'm doing well, but that pleasure is pretty much negated by the pain of getting started each day. Let's face it, writing is hell.

当我做得很好的时候,我有一种很好的温暖的感觉,但是这种快乐被每天开始的痛苦抵消了。让我们面对现实吧,写作是地狱。

Never bring the problem solving stage into the decision making stage. Otherwise, you surrender yourself to the problem rather than the solution.

永远不要把解决问题的阶段带入决策阶段。否则,你就会让自己屈服于问题而不是解决方案。

I am attracted to people who make this effort in knowing what suits them - they are individual and stylish.

我被那些努力知道什么适合自己的人所吸引——他们很有个性,很时尚。

Writing, overall, has never been what I'd call fun. It's fulfilling. It doesn't come real easy for me.

总的来说,写作从来就不是我所说的乐趣。这是充实的。这对我来说并不容易。

Great people have great egos; maybe that's what makes them great.

伟大的人有伟大的自我;也许这就是他们伟大的地方。