An original writer is not one who imitates nobody, but one whom nobody can imitate.

  • -- François-René de Chateaubriand 弗朗索瓦仁德城堡

原创作家不是谁也模仿不了的人,而是谁也模仿不了的人。

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Writers would submit scripts to me, and if I liked one well enough to submit to magazine editors, I had the know-how whether the story was good or bad.

作家们会把剧本交给我,如果我非常喜欢一个剧本,并把它交给杂志编辑,我就知道这个故事是好是坏。

To achieve lasting literature, fictional or factual, a writer needs perceptive vision, absorptive capacity, and creative strength.

要实现持久的文学,无论是虚构的还是真实的,作家需要敏锐的洞察力、吸收能力和创造力。

Writing is like getting married. One should never commit oneself until one is amazed at one's luck.

写作就像结婚一样。除非对自己的运气感到惊讶,否则永远不要做出承诺。

What's better, a poetic intuition or an intellectual work? I think they complement each other.

诗意的直觉和智慧的作品,哪个更好?我认为它们是相辅相成的。

The thing writers do best is find ways to avoid writing.

作家最擅长的事情就是找到避免写作的方法。

If you would be a reader, read; if a writer, write.

如果你想成为一名读者,那就去读书;如果是作家,那就写作。