I wanted nothing less than to be a fiction writer when I was a kid. If you had told me I would be an artist or novelist when I grew up, I would have laughed in your face.

  • -- Caleb Carr 卡勒伯·卡尔

当我还是个孩子的时候,我最想做的就是成为一名小说家。如果你告诉我长大后要当艺术家或小说家,我会当面笑话你。

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Well, to be honest I think I'm a better short story writer than a novelist. Novels I find very hard, hours and hours, weeks and weeks, of conscious thought - whereas short stories slip out painlessly in a few days.

嗯,说实话,我认为我比小说家更擅长写短篇小说。我发现小说非常难读,长时间、长时间、长时间、长时间地有意识地思考,而短篇小说几天就能毫无痛苦地脱口而出。

No one is an artist unless he carries his picture in his head before painting it, and is sure of his method and composition.

没有人是艺术家,除非他在画之前就把画记在脑子里,并且对自己的方法和构图有信心。

I'm not an exhibitionist. But, honestly, for my art I'll do anything almost. I'll go there.

我不是暴露狂。但是,老实说,为了我的艺术,我几乎愿意做任何事情。我将去那里。

I mean, there are times when you aren't working, but still believe that work will come.

我的意思是,有时候你不工作,但仍然相信工作总会到来。

I'm inspired by nature. Other artist's work is important for developing my perception.

我受到大自然的启发。其他艺术家的作品对培养我的认知很重要。

It is the job of the novelist to touch the reader.

打动读者是小说家的工作。