We do not write as we want, but as we can.

  • -- W. Somerset Maugham 威廉·萨默塞特·毛姆

我们不是想写什么就写什么,而是能写什么就写什么。

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An oak and a reed were arguing about their strength. When a strong wind came up, the reed avoided being uprooted by bending and leaning with the gusts of wind. But the oak stood firm and was torn up by the roots.

一棵橡树和一根芦苇在争论它们的力量。当刮起大风时,芦苇会被大风吹弯或倾斜,以避免被连根拔起。但橡树挺立得很稳,被连根拔起。

Which of us has not felt that the character we are reading in the printed page is more real than the person standing beside us?

我们当中有谁没有感觉到,我们在纸上读到的人物,比站在我们身边的人更真实?

Against necessity, against its strength, no one can fight and win.

没有人能战胜必然性,也没有人能战胜它的力量。

The only impeccable writers are those who never wrote.

唯一无可挑剔的作家是那些从不写作的人。