There is nothing more distressing or tiresome than a writer standing in front of an audience and reading his work.

  • -- William Gaddis 威廉·加迪斯

没有什么比一个作家站在观众面前读他的作品更令人苦恼或厌倦的了。

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Writing is a job, a talent, but it's also the place to go in your head. It is the imaginary friend you drink your tea with in the afternoon.

写作是一项工作,一种才能,但也是你思考的地方。它是想象中的朋友,你在下午和他一起喝茶。

Reading aloud means no skipping, no skimming, no cutting to the chase.

大声朗读意味着不跳绳,不略读,不开门见山。

I like writing my own material - I'm pretty good at it.

我喜欢自己写东西——我写得很好。

A wicked book cannot repent.

一本坏书不会后悔。