I almost always urge people to write in the first person. Writing is an act of ego and you might as well admit it.

  • -- William Knowlton Zinsser 威廉·诺尔顿·津瑟

我几乎总是鼓励人们用第一人称写作。写作是一种自我的行为,你不妨承认这一点。

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Everything a writer learns about the art or craft of fiction takes just a little away from his need or desire to write at all. In the end he knows all the tricks and has nothing to say.

一个作家对小说艺术或工艺的了解,只会使他对写作的需要或欲望减少一点点。最后他知道了所有的诀窍,却无话可说。

After writing a page, Hemingway would let it float to the ground. He never crumpled pages - he believed that if you crumpled them, you'd be insane in a year.

写完一页后,海明威会让它浮在地上。他从不把书页弄皱——他相信如果你把它们弄皱,一年之内你就会发疯。

You must be able to write. You must have a sense of form, of pattern, of design. You must have a respect for and a mastery over words.

你必须会写字。你必须有一种形式感、模式感和设计感。你必须尊重和掌握语言。

An artist is a creature driven by demons. He doesn't know why they choose him and he's usually too busy to wonder why.

艺术家是被恶魔驱使的动物。他不知道他们为什么选择他,而且他通常太忙了,不知道为什么。