A good editor understands what you're talking and writing about and doesn't meddle too much.

  • -- Irwin Shaw 欧文·肖

一个好的编辑会理解你在说什么,写什么,不会干涉太多。

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I used to be a real prince charming if I went on a date with a girl. But then I'd get to where I was likely to have a stroke from the stress of keeping up my act. I've since learned the key to a good date is to pay attention on her.

如果我和一个女孩约会,我曾经是一个真正的白马王子。但之后我可能会因为压力太大而中风。从那以后,我明白了一个好的约会的关键是要关注她。

I have known many good people who did not believe in God. But I have never known a human being who was good who did not believe in people. [language slightly modified]

我认识许多不信上帝的好人。但我从未见过一个好人不相信人。(语言稍微修改)

The sign said don’t do it, so naturally I did it. Signs are always saying stuff in a silent way.
 Writing is a way to say something in a silent way.

牌子上写着不要这样做,所以我很自然地就这样做了。标识总是用一种无声的方式来表达。
写作是一种沉默的方式。

The most effective way of destroying art is the canonization of one given form. And one philosophy.

摧毁艺术最有效的方法是将一种特定的形式神圣化。和一个哲学。