My relatives used to laugh when I talked of being a writer.

  • -- Taylor Caldwell 泰勒·卡德威尔

当我谈到当作家时,我的亲戚们常常笑。

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A good many young writers make the mistake of enclosing a stamped, self-addressed envelope, big enough for the manuscript to come back in. This is too much of a temptation to the editor.

许多年轻的作家会犯这样的错误,把一个贴好邮票、写好地址的信封放在信封里,信封足够大,可以把手稿寄回来。这对编辑来说诱惑太大了。

If you're going to be able to look back on something and laugh about it, you might as well laugh about it now.

如果你想回首往事并开怀大笑,不妨现在就开怀大笑。

Well, you know, writers just suck up new experiences - we're just like the vacuum cleaners of newness.

嗯,你知道,作家只是吸收新的经验——我们就像新鲜事物的真空吸尘器。

A person who knows how to laugh at himself will never ceased to be amused.

一个知道如何自嘲的人永远不会停止被逗乐。