My sole literary ambition is to write one good novel, then retire to my hut in the desert, assume the lotus position, compose my mind and senses, and sink into meditation, contemplating my novel

  • -- Edward Abbey 爱德华·艾比

我唯一的文学抱负就是写一部好小说,然后隐退到沙漠里的茅屋里,摆出莲花的姿势,静下心来,静下心来,沉思默想我的小说

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This story was a story of our time. And a writer's attempts not to fathom his time amount but to sounding his mind in it.

这个故事是我们这个时代的故事。而一个作家的尝试不是去揣摩他的时间,而是在时间里探询他的思想。

I wouldn't mind starting to ride some more if I had a really good horse to just work a little bit with every day.

如果我有一匹好马,我不介意每天多骑一会儿。

She had in mind a different kind of looking person, because his appearance is not at all like mine.

她心里想的是另一种模样的人,因为他的样子一点也不像我。

The best book is not one that informs merely, but one that stirs the reader up to inform himself.

最好的书不只是提供信息,而是激发读者去了解自己。

Grand. There's a word I really hate. It's a phony. I could puke every time I hear it.

大。有一个词我真的很讨厌。这是一个假的。每次听到它我都想吐。

The book trade invented literary prizes to stimulate sales, not to reward merit.

图书业发明文学奖项是为了刺激销售,而不是奖励有价值的人。