I cannot be much pleased without an appearance of truth; at least of possibility I wish the history to be natural though the sentiments are refined; and the characters to be probable, though their behaviour is excelling.

  • -- Frances Burney 弗朗西斯·伯尼

没有真理的外表,我是不会高兴的;至少有一种可能,我希望历史是自然的,虽然感情是高雅的;虽然他们的行为很出色,但这些角色很有可能会出现。

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I think about the characters I've created and then I sit down and start typing and see what they will do. There's a lot of subconscious thought that goes on. It amazes me to find out, a few chapters later, why I put someone in a certain place when I did. It's spooky.

我想了想我创造的角色,然后坐下来开始打字,看看他们会怎么做。有很多潜意识的想法。几章之后,我惊奇地发现,为什么我把一个人放在一个特定的位置。这是令人毛骨悚然的。

Being able to improvise is the basis for creating all characters and situations, for everything to do with performing, really. And it's good therapy as well.

能够即兴创作是创造所有角色和场景的基础,是所有与表演有关的东西的基础。这也是很好的治疗方法。

Farce treats the improbable as probable, the impossible as possible.

闹剧把不可能的事当作可能,把不可能的事当作可能。