I attempt to write a good novel. Whether it is literature or not is something that will be decided by the ages, not by me and not by a pack of critics around the globe.

  • -- Elizabeth George 伊丽莎白·乔治

我试图写一本好小说。无论是文学还是文学,都将由各个时代来决定,而不是由我,也不是由世界各地的一群评论家来决定。

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Once a novel gets going and I know it is viable, I don't then worry about plot or themes. These things will come in almost automatically because the characters are now pulling the story.

一旦一部小说开始,我知道它是可行的,我就不会担心情节或主题。这些东西几乎会自动出现,因为角色现在正在拉故事。

Now, I don't expect what I write to change things. I think I write now simply as a witness. This is how it is. This is what we have done. This is what we have permitted.

现在,我不指望我写的东西能改变什么。我想我现在写作只是作为一个证人。事情就是这样。这就是我们所做的。这是我们所允许的。

It is a mistake for a sculptor or a painter to speak or write very often about his job. It releases tension needed for his work.

雕刻家或画家经常谈论或写他的作品是错误的。这释放了他工作所需要的紧张情绪。

Narrative art, the novel, from Murasaki to Proust, has produced great works of poetry.

从紫式部到普鲁斯特,这部小说的叙事艺术创作出了许多伟大的诗歌作品。

It is not as difficult as I thought it was, but it is harder than it is.

它不像我想的那么难,但它比它更难。

I'm a married woman. I love my husband; I have a good life.

我是已婚妇女。我爱我的丈夫;我有一个美好的生活。