That seems to be the definition of 'novel' for me: a story that hasn't yet discovered a way to be brief.

  • -- George Saunders 山德斯

对我来说,这似乎就是“小说”的定义:一个尚未找到简洁方式的故事。

相关名言

Nothing good gets written without the writer suffering along the way, in my opinion. Writing should be a pleasure, but unless you feel almost broken many, many times in the journey to a novel, you haven't pushed yourself hard enough.

在我看来,没有作家在写作过程中不经历痛苦,就不会有好的作品。写作应该是一种乐趣,但除非你在写小说的过程中多次感到几乎崩溃,否则你还没有给自己足够的压力。

Death is like an arrow that is already in flight, and your life lasts only until it reaches you.

死亡就像一支已经飞走的箭,你的生命只会持续到它到达你的身边。

Read the best books first, or you may not have a chance to read them at all.

先读最好的书,否则你可能根本没有机会去读它们。

The best definition of an immortal is someone who hasn't died yet.

不朽的人最好的定义是还没死的人。

Never trust a man who reads only one book.

永远不要相信一个只读一本书的人。

I wrote the worst novel ever.

我写了有史以来最糟糕的小说。