If I had a plot that was all set in advance, why would I want go through the agony of writing the novel? A novel is a kind of exploration and discovery, for me at any rate.

  • -- Chaim Potok 小说家波图克

如果我有一个预先设定好的情节,我为什么要经历写小说的痛苦呢?小说至少对我来说是一种探索和发现。

相关名言

When I was in first grade, everyone made fun of my name, of course. I think it's kind of a big name to hold up when you're nine years old. It seemed goofy. I used to tell people I wanted to change the world and they used to think, 'This kid's really weird'.

当然,当我一年级的时候,每个人都取笑我的名字。我觉得当你9岁的时候,这是个挺大的名字。这似乎是愚蠢的。我曾经告诉人们我想改变世界,他们曾经想,‘这个孩子真的很奇怪’。

I don't really have any kind of rigorous or definite routine before I go onstage. I like to eat at least an hour or two before I go on. If I can't do that, I just wait until after. I try and drink lots of water before I go onstage.

在我上台之前,我并没有任何严格或明确的例行公事。我喜欢在开始前至少吃一两个小时。如果我做不到,我就等着。我试着在上台之前喝很多水。

Language is the mother, not the handmaiden, of thought; words will tell you things you never thought or felt before.

语言是思想的母亲,而不是思想的使女;语言会告诉你一些你从未想过或感觉到的事情。

Here is a lesson in creative writing.

这是创造性写作的一课。