I think a novel has to be about where you are at a given moment in time. I think it really needs to represent some specific pain you're going through. it's not just a story.

-- Maria Semple 玛丽亚·塞姆普

我认为小说必须是关于你在特定的时间点所处的位置。我认为它真的需要代表你正在经历的一些特定的痛苦。这不仅仅是个故事。

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It's often wrong to write for specific actors because one ends up using what is least interesting about them, their mannerisms and habits. I prefer not to write for specific people.

为特定的演员写剧本通常是错误的，因为人们最终会使用他们最不有趣的地方，他们的举止和习惯。我不喜欢为特定的人写作。

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It's hard to trust someone the second time around after they already gave you one reason not to trust them.

在别人已经给你一个不相信他们的理由之后，你很难再去相信他们。

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You’re pretty much my most favorite of all time in the history of ever.

你是我有史以来最喜欢的人。

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It does not pay a prophet to be too specific.

先知不必讲得太具体。

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