Self-expression is for babies and seals, where it can be charming. A writer's business is to affect the reader.

  • -- Vincent McHugh 文森特·麦克休

自我表达是为婴儿和海豹准备的,在这些地方会很迷人。作家的职责是影响读者。

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Writing is no trouble: you just jot down ideas as they occur to you. The jotting is simplicity itself- it is the occurring which is difficult.

写作并不麻烦:你只要记下你想到的想法就行了。记笔记本身很简单——它是发生在困难的地方。

If my doctor told me I had only six minutes to live, I wouldn't brood. I'd type a little faster.

如果我的医生告诉我只有六分钟的生命,我不会沉思。我会打字快一点。