He claimed his modest share of the general foolishness of the human race.

  • -- Irving Howe 欧文·豪

他声称自己对人类普遍的愚蠢行为负有一定的责任。

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If a man means his writing seriously, he must mean to write well. But how can he write well until he learns to see what he has written badly. His progress toward good writing and his recognition of bad writing are bound to unfold at something like the same rate.

如果一个人认真对待他的写作,他一定要把它写好。但是他怎么能写得好,直到他学会看他写得不好。他在写作上的进步,以及对糟糕作品的认知,必然会以同样的速度展开。

I was in a bad mood when I wrote that.

我写那封信的时候心情很不好。