It's important, I think, for a writer of fiction to maintain an awareness of the pace and shape of the book as he's writing it. That is, he should be making an object, not chattering.

  • -- Thomas Perry 托马斯·佩里

我认为,对于小说作家来说,重要的是在写作的时候保持对书的节奏和形式的意识。也就是说,他应该制造一个物体,而不是喋喋不休。

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Our feeling is that the most important thing on a set is that actors have enough confidence to try different things. If there's stress or tension, they won't go out on a limb because they won't want to embarrass themselves if they don't feel completely comfortable.

我们觉得在片场最重要的是演员有足够的信心去尝试不同的东西。如果有压力或紧张,他们不会冒险,因为如果他们感到不舒服,他们不想让自己难堪。

It is by not always thinking of yourself, if you can manage it, that you might somehow be happy. Until you make room in your life for someone as important to you as yourself, you will always be searching and lost.

如果你能做到,那就不要总是想着自己,这样你也许会感到快乐。在你的生活中为像你一样重要的人腾出空间之前,你总是在寻找和迷失。

A bibliophile of little means is likely to suffer often. Books don't slip from his hands but fly past him through the air, high as birds, high as prices.

一个家境贫寒的藏书家很可能经常遭罪。书不会从他手中滑落,而是在空中从他身边飞过,像鸟一样高,像价格一样高。

Every man is a volume if you know how to read him.

每个人都是一卷书,如果你知道怎么读他。