If a man means his writing seriously, he must mean to write well. But how can he write well until he learns to see what he has written badly. His progress toward good writing and his recognition of bad writing are bound to unfold at something like the same rate.

  • -- John Ciardi 约翰·西阿迪

如果一个人认真对待他的写作,他一定要把它写好。但是他怎么能写得好,直到他学会看他写得不好。他在写作上的进步,以及对糟糕作品的认知,必然会以同样的速度展开。

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小说的内容加起来,暗示着“逻辑一致性”,或者某种解释,肯定是二流小说;因为生命的真理是神秘的。

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