Good things, when short, are twice as good.

-- Baltasar Gracián 巴尔塔萨尔·格雷西

美好的事物在短暂的时候是双倍的美好。

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Short stories consume you faster. They're connected to brevity. With the short story, you are up against mortality. I know how tough they are as a form, but they're also a total joy.

短篇小说消耗你更快。它们与简洁有关。在短篇小说中，你面对的是死亡。我知道他们作为一种形式是多么的艰难，但他们也是一种完全的快乐。

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Writers write to influence their readers, their preachers, their auditors, but always, at bottom, to be more themselves.

作家写作是为了影响他们的读者，他们的牧师，他们的听众，但在本质上，总是为了做更多的自己。

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But, right now, the situation is that almost all of my writing is out of print.

但是，现在的情况是，我几乎所有的作品都绝版了。

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In labouring to be concise, I become obscure.

为了简洁，我变得晦涩难懂。

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