When I'm working on a novel of my own, I try to read mostly nonfiction, although sometimes I break down and peek at something else.

  • -- Carl Hiaasen 卡尔·希尔森

当我在写自己的小说时,我尽量多读些非小说类的作品,尽管有时我也会崩溃一下,看看别的东西。

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When you write fiction, you can sort of invent more but also pack it with emotions that are very pertinent to you. Whereas with nonfiction, you have to be as factual as possible but also hopefully - also bring... emotional relevance to the piece.

当你写小说的时候,你可以创造出更多的东西,但也可以把与你相关的情感打包在一起。而对于非小说类作品,你必须尽可能真实,但也希望能带来……与作品的情感关联。

I've been absolutely terrified every moment of my life - and I've never let it keep me from doing a single thing I wanted to do.

我一生中的每一刻都非常恐惧——我从来没有让恐惧阻止我做一件我想做的事。

It was my angry, Dickensian novel, I suppose. It was cathartic - I expended a lot of frustration on that one.

我想,这是我那本愤怒的狄更斯式小说。这是一种宣泄——我在那件事上花费了很多挫折。

A good novel tells us the truth about its hero; but a bad novel tells us the truth about its author.

一本好的小说告诉我们关于主人公的真相;但是一部糟糕的小说告诉我们关于作者的真相。

You can tell a more over-the-top incredible story if you use a nonfiction form.

如果你使用非小说形式,你可以讲述一个更夸张的、不可思议的故事。

I hate everybody.

我讨厌每个人。