Inspiration usually comes during work, rather than before it.

灵感通常来自于工作中，而不是工作之前。

Instead of me telling them what they need to work on, I wanted to hear from them what they needed to work on.

我不是告诉他们需要做什么，而是想从他们那里听到他们需要做什么。

It always amuses me that the biggest praise for my work comes for the imagination, while the truth is that there's not a single line in all my work that does not have a basis in reality. The problem is that Caribbean reality resembles the wildest imagination.

让我感到好笑的是，对我作品的最大褒奖来自于想象力，而事实是，在我所有的作品中，没有哪一行是没有现实基础的。问题是，加勒比地区的现实就像最狂野的想象。

It became much more complicated politically to work with psychedelics because of the unsupervised experimentation with psychedelics, particularly among young people.

由于对迷幻药的无监督实验，特别是在年轻人中，与迷幻药打交道在政治上变得复杂得多。

It behooves every man to remember that the work of the critic, is of altogether secondary importance, and that, in the end, progress is accomplished by the man who does things.

每个人都应该记住，批评家的工作是完全次要的，而进步最终是由实干家完成的。

It can be liberating to get fired because you realize the world doesn't end. There's other ways to make money, better jobs.

被解雇是一种解脱，因为你意识到世界并没有结束。还有其他赚钱的方法，更好的工作。

It feels good to have your work respected again.

很高兴你的工作再次受到尊重。

It has always been my practice to cast a long paragraph in a single mould, to try it by my ear, to deposit it in my memory, but to suspend the action of the pen till I had given the last polish to my work.

我的习惯是把一段很长的文字放在一个模子里，在我的耳朵边试一试，把它记在我的记忆里，但是把笔的动作暂停，直到我把我的作品润色到最后为止。

It hasn't been a problem with Ben, I think we worked together very well, we don't have rows.

本没有问题，我想我们合作得很好，我们没有争吵。

It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to, than I have ever known.

这是我做过的一件比以往任何时候都好的事情;我所得到的休息比我所知道的要好得多。

It is a mistake for a sculptor or a painter to speak or write very often about his job. It releases tension needed for his work.

雕刻家或画家经常谈论或写他的作品是错误的。这释放了他工作所需要的紧张情绪。

It is always an honor to work with those that share your passion for music and just enjoy making great music.

和那些和你一样热爱音乐，喜欢创作伟大音乐的人一起工作是我的荣幸。

It is astonishing what an effort it seems to be for many people to put their brains definitely and systematically to work.

令人惊讶的是，对于许多人来说，把他们的大脑完全地、系统地投入到工作中似乎是一项多么大的努力。

It is better to have no emotion when it is work. Do what needs to be done, and do it coolly.

工作时最好不要感情用事。做需要做的事，冷静地去做。

It is easy to make promises - it is hard work to keep them.

许下诺言很容易，但要实现诺言却很难。