If a book is well written, I always find it too short.

  • -- Jane Austen 简·奥斯汀

如果一本书写得好,我总是觉得它太短了。

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Ah yes, going back to writing, how disgusting! As if all this had some purpose, as if all this would penetrate some thick skull, amuse some drivelling reader curled up in his armchair before the soporific stew of every day!

啊,对了,继续写下去,真恶心!仿佛这一切都是有目的的,仿佛这一切都能穿透某个厚实的脑壳似的,在每天那令人昏昏欲睡的炖菜之前,让某位蜷缩在扶手椅里的无聊的读者逗乐吧!

I like Toronto a lot, it's a good city. The only thing that really annoys me about Toronto is that you're turning Maple Leaf Gardens into a grocery store, which is absolutely nothing short of disgusting.

我非常喜欢多伦多,它是一个好城市。多伦多唯一让我恼火的是,你把枫叶花园变成了一个杂货店,简直令人作呕。

The only things that haven't worked for me are when I've held back. There's no reason to sell an idea short. The only risk would be to not fulfill the dream.

唯一对我不起作用的是当我退缩的时候。没有理由卖空一个想法。唯一的风险就是无法实现梦想。

What a blessing it is to love books as I love them;- to be able to converse with the dead, and to live amidst the unreal!

能像我爱书一样爱书,能与死人交谈,能生活在虚幻之中,这是多么幸福啊!

I find it very difficult to relax. I find it increasingly difficult to find outlets for my frustration.

我发现很难放松。我发现越来越难找到发泄我沮丧的方法。

Reality depresses me. I need to find fantasy worlds and escape in them.

现实让我感到沮丧。我需要找到幻想的世界并在其中逃离。

Everything I learned as an actor, I have basically applied to writing.

作为一名演员,我所学到的一切,基本上都应用到了写作上。

Reading is not an end to itself, but a means to an end.

阅读本身不是目的,而是达到目的的手段。