“ There is in writing the constant joy of sudden discovery, of happy accident. 在写作中,你会不断地体会到突然发现的喜悦和意外的快乐。 H. L. Mencken 门肯
“ Half the wrong conclusions at which mankind arrive are reached by the abuse of metaphors, and by mistaking general resemblance or imaginary similarity for real identity. 人类所得出的错误结论,有一半是由于滥用比喻,把普遍的相似或想象的相似误当成真实的同一性而得出的。 Henry John Temple 英夷首辅庙亨约
“ To begin impatiently is the worst mistake a writer can make. 不耐烦地开始是一个作家可能犯的最大的错误。 Antony Beevor 安东尼·比弗