My method is to take the utmost trouble to find the right thing to say, and then to say it with the utmost levity.

  • -- George Bernard Shaw 萧伯纳

我的方法是尽最大的努力去寻找正确的话语,然后以最大的轻率去说。

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If a man means his writing seriously, he must mean to write well. But how can he write well until he learns to see what he has written badly. His progress toward good writing and his recognition of bad writing are bound to unfold at something like the same rate.

如果一个人认真对待他的写作,他一定要把它写好。但是他怎么能写得好,直到他学会看他写得不好。他在写作上的进步,以及对糟糕作品的认知,必然会以同样的速度展开。

A man really writes for an audience of about ten persons. Of course if others like it, that is clear gain. But if those ten are satisfied, he is content.

一个人真正为大约十个人的听众写作。当然,如果其他人喜欢它,那就是明显的收益。但如果这十个人都满意了,他就满足了。