Worried about being a dull fellow? You might develop your talent for being irritating.

  • -- Mason Cooley 梅森·库利

担心成为一个迟钝的人?你可能会培养自己惹人厌的天赋。

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An absolutely necessary part of a writer's equipment, almost as necessary as talent, is the ability to stand up under punishment, both the punishment the world hands out and the punishment he inflicts upon himself.

一个作家的写作技巧中,一个绝对必要的部分,几乎和他的才能一样必要,就是在惩罚下站起来的能力,不管是这个世界给他的惩罚,还是他对自己施加的惩罚。

A fellow who has a funny bone can learn to hone his skills, but I don't think you can develop a funny bone - you either have it or you don't. And by the way - when you get it, we don't know it.

一个有幽默感的人可以学习磨练他的技巧,但是我认为你不可能培养出幽默感——你要么有,要么没有。顺便说一下,当你得到它的时候,我们并不知道。

Language helps develop life as surely as it reflects life. It is a most important part of our human condition.

语言既能反映生活,也能帮助生活的发展。这是我们人类状况中最重要的一部分。

The person born with a talent they are meant to use will find their greatest happiness in using it.

一个天生就有天赋的人会在使用它的过程中找到最大的快乐。