Writing a novel is like going a great distance to take a small shit.

  • -- Harlan Ellison 哈兰·艾里森

写小说就像走很远的路去取一坨大便。

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The difference between real life and a story is that life has significance, while a story must have meaning. The former is not always apparent, while the latter always has to be, before the end.

现实生活和故事的区别在于生活有意义,而故事必须有意义。前者并不总是显而易见的,而后者总是必须在结束之前显现出来。

It is also true that one can write nothing readable unless one constantly struggles to efface one's own personality. Good prose is like a windowpane.

同样,如果一个人不不断地努力抹去自己的个性,他就写不出任何可读的东西。好的散文就像一扇窗户。