“ There's an awful temptation to just keep on researching. There comes a point where you just have to stop, and start writing. 继续研究是一种可怕的诱惑。到了一定的时候,你必须停下来,开始写作。 David McCullough 戴维·麦卡洛
“ Some men storm imaginary Alps all their lives, and die in the foothills cursing difficulties which do not exist. 有些人终其一生都在冲击想象中的阿尔卑斯山,最后死在山脚下,诅咒着不存在的困难。 Edgar Watson Howe 埃德加·沃森·豪
“ An attentive reader will always learn more, and more quickly, from good authors than from life. 一个细心的读者从优秀的作家那里学到的东西总是比从生活中学到的要多,也要快。 Hervé Le Tellier 泰勒先生