I suspect that writer's block afflicts mainly people who have some stable and ample source of income outside of writing. So far it hasn't been a problem.

  • -- Fred Saberhagen 弗雷德·萨卜哈根

我怀疑,文思枯竭主要折磨的是那些在写作之外有稳定而充足收入来源的人。到目前为止还没有出现问题。

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You can do anything you think you can. This knowledge is literally the gift of the gods, for through it you can solve every human problem. It should make of you an incurable optimist. It is the open door.

你认为你能做什么,你就能做什么。这种知识是上帝的恩赐,因为通过它你可以解决人类的每一个问题。它应该使你成为一个无可救药的乐观主义者。这是敞开的门。

After writing a page, Hemingway would let it float to the ground. He never crumpled pages - he believed that if you crumpled them, you'd be insane in a year.

写完一页后,海明威会让它浮在地上。他从不把书页弄皱——他相信如果你把它们弄皱,一年之内你就会发疯。

Your nature is not the problem. The problem is that you have become alienated from your nature -- from your power source.

你的本性不是问题所在。问题是你已经与你的本性——与你的力量源泉疏远了。

I never like being touched, ever. People used to say I held my breath when they were hugging me. I still do.

我从来都不喜欢被触摸,从来没有。人们过去常说,当他们拥抱我时,我屏住了呼吸。我仍然做的。

The only faithfulness people have is to emotions they're trying to recapture.

人们拥有的唯一的忠诚是他们试图重新获得的情感。

But hell, I do like to write letters. Much easier than writing books.

但是,见鬼,我确实喜欢写信。比写书容易多了。

Curiosity killed the cat, but for a while I was a suspect.

好奇心害死猫,但有一段时间我还是个嫌疑犯。