I actually find novels that are determined to be funny at every turn quite oppressive.

  • -- Ian McEwan 伊恩·麦克尤恩

事实上,我发现那些每一处都注定要搞笑的小说都很压抑。

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You know, in the old days, you might be able to slowly sort of build an audience for your work by publishing two, three novels before you hit it big. You know, now, there's much more of an emphasis in the publishing houses on making sure that every book makes money.

你知道,在过去,你可能可以通过出版两三本小说来慢慢地为你的作品建立一个读者群,然后你就会大红大红。你知道,现在出版社更加强调确保每本书都能赚钱。

Great, big, serious novels always get awards. If it's a battle between a great, big, serious novel and a funny novel, the funny novel is doomed.

伟大、宏大、严肃的小说总会获奖。如果这是一部伟大、宏大、严肃的小说和一部有趣的小说之间的战争,那么有趣的小说注定要失败。

For whatever we lose (like a you or a me), It's always ourselves we find in the sea.

因为无论我们失去什么(像你或我),我们总是在海里找到我们自己。

Often, i find myself wanting to be alone but my biggest fear is that i will be.

通常,我发现自己想要独处,但我最大的恐惧是我会独处。

Actually, no, because awards don't spark sales as much as you'd think.

事实上,没有,因为奖励并没有你想象的那么能刺激销售。

Well, actually, I did start out in comedies. Very, very early.

事实上,我一开始是演喜剧的。非常早期的。