The man whose life is devoted to paperwork has lost the initiative. He is dealing with things that are brought to his notice, having ceased to notice anything for himself.

  • -- C. Northcote Parkinson 帕金森

那个一生都致力于文书工作的人失去了主动权。他在处理那些引起他注意的事情,而他自己却什么也没有注意到。

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The advice would be the same for any kind of fiction. Keep writing, and keep sending things out, not to friends and relatives, but to people who have the power to buy. A lot of additional, useful tips could be added, but this is fundamental.

对于任何类型的小说,这个建议都是一样的。继续写信,继续寄东西,不是寄给朋友和亲戚,而是寄给那些有能力买东西的人。可以添加许多额外的、有用的技巧,但这是基本的。

People come out to see the players. When do you see a manager anyway? When he's out on the field arguing with the umpires, making a fool of himself and you know you can't win, and when he brings out the line-up card.

人们出来看球员。你什么时候见经理?当他在场上和裁判争论,出丑,你知道你赢不了的时候,当他拿出阵容牌的时候。

Sometimes I'll be playing along and find I'm missing the strings. I'll worry about it for days until I notice that the pick has worn down to half its size.

有时候,当我和别人一起演奏时,我发现我的琴弦不见了。我要担心好几天,直到我注意到镐已经磨掉了一半大小。

If we open a quarrel between past and present, we shall find that we have lost the future.

如果我们在过去和现在之间展开一场争吵,我们会发现我们已经失去了未来。

A beauty is a woman you notice; a charmer is one who notices you.

美女是你注意到的女人;迷人的人是注意到你的人。

The superior man blames himself. The inferior man blames others.

上级责备自己。下等人责怪别人。

Things we cannot solve, we must survive.

我们不能解决的事情,我们必须生存。

Explorers have to be ready to die lost.

探险家们必须做好迷失方向的准备。