There are two kinds of writers - the great ones who can give you truths, and the lesser ones, who can only give you themselves.

  • -- Clifton Fadiman 克利夫顿·费迪曼

世界上有两种作家,一种伟大的作家能给你真理,另一种不伟大的作家只能给你自己。

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Stand-up came out of three things. Frustration, necessity and arrogance. I didn't have a great career ahead of me in anything. Someone literally said to me, 'You should try stand-up,' and took me to a venue.

单口相声出自三件事。挫折、必要性和傲慢。我在任何方面都没有什么伟大的事业。有人对我说,你应该试试单口相声,然后带我去了一个地方。

I belong to a specific category of writers, those who speak and write in a language different from that of their parents.

我属于一类作家,他们说的和写的语言与他们父母的不同。

Great thoughts speak only to the thoughtful mind, but great actions speak to all mankind.

伟大的思想只对有思想的人说话,而伟大的行动却对全人类说话。

Writers are good at plucking out what they need here and there.

作家们很善于从各处找出他们所需要的东西。