The words of my book nothing, the drift of it everything.

  • -- Walt Whitman 沃尔特惠特曼

我书里的话什么都没有,随波逐流的它什么都有。

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It's important, I think, for a writer of fiction to maintain an awareness of the pace and shape of the book as he's writing it. That is, he should be making an object, not chattering.

我认为,对于小说作家来说,重要的是在写作的时候保持对书的节奏和形式的意识。也就是说,他应该制造一个物体,而不是喋喋不休。

A bibliophile of little means is likely to suffer often. Books don't slip from his hands but fly past him through the air, high as birds, high as prices.

一个家境贫寒的藏书家很可能经常遭罪。书不会从他手中滑落,而是在空中从他身边飞过,像鸟一样高,像价格一样高。

Temporary success can be achieved in spite of lack of other fundamental qualities, but no advancements can be maintained without hard work.

暂时的成功是可以实现的,尽管缺乏其他基本素质,但没有努力就不能保持进步。

The return we reap from generous actions is not always evident.

我们从慷慨行动中获得的回报并不总是显而易见的。

One day i will find the right words, and they will be simple.

总有一天我会找到合适的词语,而且它们会很简单。

If I told you the words, you wouldn't believe them anyway.

如果我告诉你这些话,你无论如何也不会相信。

A great city is that which has the greatest men and women.

一个伟大的城市应该有最伟大的男人和女人。

He who pays well may borrow again.

付得好的人可以再借钱。