If a writer knows enough about what he is writing about, he may omit things that he knows. The dignity of movement of an iceberg is due to only one ninth of it being above water.

-- Ernest Hemingway 欧内斯特·海明威

如果一个作家对他所写的东西知道的足够多，他可能会省略他所知道的东西。冰山运动的尊严在于它只有九分之一露出水面。

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A good many young writers make the mistake of enclosing a stamped, self-addressed envelope, big enough for the manuscript to come back in. This is too much of a temptation to the editor.

许多年轻的作家会犯这样的错误，把一个贴好邮票、写好地址的信封放在信封里，信封足够大，可以把手稿寄回来。这对编辑来说诱惑太大了。

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One's dignity may be assaulted, vandalized and cruelly mocked, but cannot be taken away unless it is surrendered.

一个人的尊严可能会受到侵犯、破坏和残酷的嘲笑，但只有交出尊严，才能被夺走。

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I have little shame, no dignity - all in the name of a better cause.

我没有什么羞耻，没有尊严——所有这些都是为了一个更好的事业。

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The writer works in a lonely way.

这位作家以孤独的方式工作。

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