Writers should be read but not seen. Rarely are they a winsome sight.

  • -- Edna Ferber 埃德纳·菲伯

作家应该被阅读,而不是被看到。它们很少是迷人的景象。

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Caesar had perished from the world of men Had not his sword been rescued by his pen.

如果恺撒的剑没有被他的笔所拯救,他早就从人世间消失了。

The purpose of a writer is to keep civilization from destroying itself.

作家的目的是防止文明自我毁灭。