Green in nature is one thing, green in literature another. Nature and letters seem to have a natural antipathy; bring them together and they tear each other to pieces.

  • -- Virginia Woolf 弗吉尼亚伍尔夫

自然中的绿色是一回事,文学中的绿色是另一回事。自然和文字似乎有一种天然的反感;把他们聚在一起,他们就会互相撕成碎片。

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Faulkner is a writer who has had much to do with my soul, but Hemingway is the one who had the most to do with my craft - not simply for his books, but for his astounding knowledge of the aspect of craftsmanship in the science of writing.

福克纳是一位与我的灵魂有很大关系的作家,但海明威与我的写作技巧关系最大——不仅仅是因为他的书,还因为他在写作技巧方面惊人的知识。

A good many young writers make the mistake of enclosing a stamped, self-addressed envelope, big enough for the manuscript to come back in. This is too much of a temptation to the editor.

许多年轻的作家会犯这样的错误,把一个贴好邮票、写好地址的信封放在信封里,信封足够大,可以把手稿寄回来。这对编辑来说诱惑太大了。

It's just like any relationship, the more contained the environment, the more the good stuff appears and the more the bad stuff will reveal itself.

就像任何关系一样,环境越包容,好的东西就会出现得越多,坏的东西就会暴露得越多。

I had a very supportive family environment that gave me room to explore and discover things about myself.

我有一个非常支持我的家庭环境,给了我探索和发现自己的空间。