You never know if you're a writer. You can't trust it. If you woke up and said, 'I'm a writer,' it would be gone. You wouldn't see anything for miles - even the dust would be running away.

  • -- Ali Smith 阿莉·史密斯

你永远不知道自己是否是一名作家。你不能相信它。如果你醒来后说,‘我是个作家’,它就会消失。几英里之内你什么也看不到——甚至连灰尘都跑掉了。

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Lighthouses don't go running all over an island looking for boats to save; they just stand there shining.

灯塔不会跑遍整个岛屿寻找船只来拯救;他们只是站在那里闪闪发光。

I think it was much better when you got on your horse and rode two miles to talk to your neighbor.

我认为当你骑上马,骑了两英里去和你的邻居聊天时,感觉会好得多。

When I go fishing I like to know that there's nobody within five miles of me.

当我去钓鱼时,我想知道五英里之内没有人。

My heart has joined the thousand, for my friend stopped running today.

我的心已经加入了千万个,因为我的朋友今天停止了跑步。