I write because I write - as anyone in the arts does. You're a painter because you feel you have no choice but to paint. You're a writer because this is what you do.

  • -- Richard Price 理查德·普莱斯

我写作是因为我写作——就像任何从事艺术的人一样。你是个画家,因为你觉得除了画画别无选择。你是个作家,因为这就是你的工作。

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Your life is the sum result of all the choices you make, both consciously and unconsciously. If you can control the process of choosing, you can take control of all aspects of your life. You can find the freedom that comes from being in charge of yourself.

你的生活是你所有选择的总和,无论是有意识的还是无意识的。如果你能控制选择的过程,你就能控制生活的方方面面。你会发现自由来自于对自己的掌控。

You cannot force someone to accept an expression of love. You can only offer it. If it is not accepted, you must respect the other person's decision.

你不能强迫别人接受爱的表达。你只能提供。如果不被接受,你必须尊重他人的决定。

But love is really more of an interactive process. It's about what we do not just what we feel. It's a verb, not a noun.

但爱更多的是一个互动的过程。重要的不是我们的感觉,而是我们所做的。它是动词,不是名词。

I write songs. Then, I record them. And, later, maybe I perform them on stage. That's what I do. That's my job. Simple.

我写歌。然后,我把它们录下来。之后,也许我会在舞台上表演。我就是这么做的。那是我的工作。简单。

I just feel I'm on a different page from the reviewers, so I've learned not to care about them too much.

我只是觉得我和评论家的观点不同,所以我学会了不要太在意他们。

Every single day, I write something new and record it.

每一天,我都写一些新的东西并记录下来。