If I had to give young writers advice, I would say don't listen to writers talking about writing or themselves.

  • -- Lillian Florence Hellman 丽莲·海尔曼

如果我必须给年轻作家一些建议,我会说不要听作家谈论写作或他们自己。

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Writing has laws of perspective, of light and shade just as painting does, or music. If you are born knowing them, fine. If not, learn them. Then rearrange the rules to suit yourself.

写作有透视法、明暗法,就像绘画或音乐一样。如果你生下来就知道这些,那很好。如果没有,学习他们。然后根据自己的需要重新排列规则。

If a writer has to rob his mother, he will not hesitate: The "Ode on a Grecian Urn" is worth any number of old ladies.

如果一个作家不得不抢劫他的母亲,他不会犹豫:“希腊瓮上的颂歌”比任何数量的老妇人都值钱。