Writing is like getting married. One should never commit oneself until one is amazed at one's luck.

  • -- Iris Murdoch 默多克

写作就像结婚一样。除非对自己的运气感到惊讶,否则永远不要做出承诺。

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You know it's always amazed me - I think the most startling thing that's happened in the last couple of decades is that there is no sort of objective reporting anymore.

你知道,这总是让我感到惊讶——我认为在过去的几十年里发生的最令人吃惊的事情是再也没有客观的报道了。

I think all married couples tend to run things by each other in every capacity and we're not different to them.

我认为所有已婚夫妇都倾向于以各自的能力来管理事情,我们和他们没有什么不同。

I cringe when critics say I'm a master of the popular novel. What's an unpopular novel?

当评论家说我是通俗小说的大师时,我感到畏缩。什么是不受欢迎的小说?

When you read a piece of writing that you admire, send a note of thanks to the author.

当你读到一篇你欣赏的文章时,给作者写一封感谢信。

I am amazed at the facility with which some men follow in the wake of slavery.

我对一些人在奴隶制之后所采取的便利措施感到惊讶。

I've been married three times and divorced three times.

我结过三次婚,离过三次婚。