Better to write for yourself and have no public, than to write for the public and have no self.

  • -- Cyril Connolly 西里尔·康诺利

宁可为自己写作而没有公众,也不要为公众写作而没有自我。

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I can not, therefore, see how this can be imputed as a crime, or how any of the king's ministers can be blamed for his doing what the public has no concern in; for if the public be well and faithfully served it has no business to ask by whom.

因此,我看不出这怎么能算作犯罪,也看不出国王的大臣们怎么会因为做了公众毫不关心的事而受到指责;因为,如果公众得到良好和忠诚的服务,它就没有问谁的权利。

For the theatre one needs long arms; it is better to have them too long than too short. An artiste with short arms can never, never make a fine gesture.

看戏需要长胳膊;留太长总比留太短好。一个短胳膊的艺人永远不能,永远不能做出漂亮的手势。

There are a thousand things to hear about, informationally, daily, but the thing that doesn't go away is the one to pay attention to.

每天都有成千上万的事情可以听到,信息,但是那些不会消失的东西才是值得注意的。

My aim is to put down on paper what I see and what I feel in the best and simplest way.

我的目标是以最好最简单的方式把我看到的和感觉到的写在纸上。

I think as any artist you always want to grow; you always want to get better.

我认为作为一个艺术家,你总是想要成长;你总是想变得更好。

There's a great public disinclination toward politicians.

公众对政客很反感。