I've written a lot of prose. I just haven't published it.

  • -- Patti Smith 帕蒂·史密斯

我写了很多散文。我只是还没有发表。

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There's lots of things that can't make it in the world that are worth making. There are lots of great artists who never make it, there are lots of great writers who don't get published - is it still worthwhile? Aren't we glad people are still doing it?

世界上有很多不值得去做的事情。有很多伟大的艺术家没有成功,有很多伟大的作家没有发表作品——这还值得吗?我们难道不高兴人们还在这样做吗?

The very best moment of writing 'Swamplandia!' was when I figured out what the ending should be. And even though I changed the prose of it, that realization was an ice cube melting in my chest.

写“沼泽地!”当我知道结局应该是什么时候。尽管我改变了文章的风格,但那种感觉就像一块冰块在我的胸膛里融化。

I think my prose reads as if English were my second language. By the time I get to the end of a paragraph, I'm dodging bullets and gasping for breath.

我觉得我的散文读起来好像英语是我的第二语言。当我读到一段话的末尾时,我已经在躲避子弹,上气不接下气了。

I read my books aloud before they were published.

在我的书出版之前,我大声地朗读。