把这一句，留给此刻的你
The impulse to write a novel comes from a momentary unified vision of life.
写小说的冲动来自于对生活的瞬间统一的想象。
— Angus Wilson 安格斯·威尔逊
同一主题，不同的表达
更多好句 ↗The absence of the urge to create is decadence.
缺乏创造的冲动是一种堕落。
David Mamet
大卫·马梅
For anyone who has that calling and is trying also to make a living at it, it is really hard.
对于任何一个有这样的使命感并试图以此谋生的人来说，这真的很难。
Julie Gold
朱莉·戈尔德
Art allows people a way to dream their way out of their struggle.
艺术给人们提供了一条摆脱困境的梦想之路。
Russell Simmons
罗素·西蒙斯
An autobiography can distort; facts can be realigned. But fiction never lies: it reveals the writer totally.
自传可以歪曲事实;事实是可以重新组合的。但小说从不说谎:它完全揭示了作者。
V. S. Naipaul
V.S.奈保尔
You expect far too much of a first sentence. Think of it as analogous to a good country breakfast: what we want is something simple, but nourishing to the imagination.
你对第一句话期望太高了。把它想象成一顿美味的乡村早餐:我们想要的是一些简单的东西，但却能滋养我们的想象力。
Larry McMurtry
拉里·麦克默特里
Human speech is like a cracked kettle on which we tap crude rhythms for bears to dance to, while we long to make music that will melt the stars.
人类的语言就像一个破裂的水壶，我们敲着粗糙的节奏让熊跟着跳舞，而我们渴望创作出能融化星星的音乐。
Gustave Flaubert
福楼拜