The obscurity of a writer is generally in proportion to his incapacity.

  • -- Quintilian 昆提利亚语

作家的默默无闻通常与他的无能成正比。

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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.

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。

The reality is more excellent than the report.

现实比报告更精彩。