There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are.

  • -- W. Somerset Maugham 威廉·萨默塞特·毛姆

写小说有三条规则。不幸的是,没有人知道它们是什么。

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Unfortunately, there's a lot of confusion today over what is sexy and what is vulgar. It's horrifying. They say, 'Oh, that girl is so sexy,' and she turns around and the dress is four sizes too small. Or she's wearing so much stuff, you wonder how long it took her to get ready.

不幸的是,关于什么是性感,什么是低俗,今天有很多困惑。这是可怕的。他们说,‘哦,那个女孩太性感了’,然后她转过身来,发现裙子小了四个码。或者她穿了那么多衣服,你想知道她花了多长时间才准备好。

Western civilization, unfortunately, does not link knowledge and morality but rather, it connects knowledge and power and makes them equivalent.

不幸的是,西方文明并没有把知识和道德联系起来,而是把知识和权力联系起来,使它们相等。

Writing is supposed to be difficult, agonizing, a dreadful exercise, a terrible occupation.

写作应该是困难的,痛苦的,可怕的练习,可怕的职业。

Strong words outlast the paper they are written upon.

有力的话比写在纸上的字更耐久。