Every human being has hundreds of separate people living under his skin. The talent of a writer is his ability to give them their separate names, identities, personalities and have them relate to other characters living with him.

  • -- Mel Brooks 梅尔·布鲁克斯

每个人的皮肤下都住着几百个人。作家的才能在于,他能够赋予他们独立的名字、身份、个性,并让他们与与他生活在一起的其他人物联系起来。

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I don't think you get to good writing unless you expose yourself and your feelings. Deep songs don't come from the surface; they come from the deep down. The poetry and the songs that you are suppose to write, I believe are in your heart.

我不认为你能写出好文章,除非你把你自己和你的感受暴露出来。深沉的歌不是来自表面;他们来自内心深处。你要写的诗和歌,我相信都在你的心里。

Remember, while the work can sometimes appear to be simple to a viewer, the ability to perform expertly, consistently, precisely, over and over again, under pressure and on demand is what's needed.

记住,虽然作品有时对观众来说似乎很简单,但在压力和需求下,熟练、一致、精确、反复地表演才是我们所需要的。

Nobody reads a mystery to get to the middle. They read it to get to the end. If it's a letdown, they won't buy anymore. The first page sells that book. The last page sells your next book.

没有人会为了读到中间而去读神秘故事。他们把它读到最后。如果失望了,他们就不会再买了。第一页卖那本书。最后一页是你下一本书的卖点。

I believe the Thai people are patient, and the people at least give me a chance to prove my ability to help them.

我相信泰国人民是有耐心的,人民至少给我一个机会证明我有能力帮助他们。

Writers say many true things about their own experiences with publicity and promotion.

作家们讲述了他们自己在宣传和推广方面的许多真实经历。

A book gets rejected because it's not ready to be published.

一本书因为没有准备好出版而被拒绝。