Be kind and considerate with your criticism... It's just as hard to write a bad book as it is to write a good book.

  • -- Malcolm Cowley 考利

对你的批评要友善、体谅……写一本好书和写一本坏书一样难。

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I get letters from readers who say that they have always hated reading, but somebody suggested one of my books, they actually finished the book and enjoyed it, and they're going on to read another book. I'm thrilled that they have figured out that reading is fun.

我收到一些读者的来信,他们说他们一直讨厌阅读,但有人推荐了我的一本书,他们实际上读完了这本书,而且很喜欢,他们还打算读另一本书。我很高兴他们发现阅读很有趣。

A classic is a book that has never finished saying what it has to say.

经典是一本永远没有把它要说的话说完的书。