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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Life cannot defeat a writer who is in love with writing - for life itself is a writer's love until death.

生活无法打败热爱写作的作家,因为生命本身就是作家至死不渝的爱。

Every other author may aspire to praise; the lexicographer can only hope to escape reproach.

其他任何一位作家都渴望得到赞扬;词典编纂者只能希望逃脱指责。