Even those who write against fame wish for the fame of having written well, and those who read their works desire the fame of having read them.

  • -- Blaise Pascal 巴斯卡

即使是那些反对名利的作家也希望自己写得好而名扬天下,而那些读过他们作品的人也希望自己读过这些作品而名扬天下。

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The ambivalence of writing is such that it can be considered both an act and an interpretive process that follows after an act with which it cannot coincide. As such, it both affirms and denies its own nature.

写作的矛盾在于,它既可以被看作是一种行为,也可以被看作是一种解释过程,一种与之不一致的行为之后的解释过程。因此,它既肯定又否定自己的本性。

I never wanted fame, of all things, and I'm not just being cheeky. There are benefits that come with being famous, but there's also confusion. It's important to make sure your feet stay on the ground.

我从来不想出名,我也不只是厚颜无耻。成名有很多好处,但也有困惑。确保你的脚站在地面上是很重要的。

Advice to young writers who want to get ahead without any annoying delays: don't write about Man, write about a man.

给那些想要在没有任何恼人延迟的情况下取得成功的年轻作家的建议:不要写男人,写男人。

I would much rather have men ask why I have no statue, than why I have one.

我宁愿有人问我为什么没有雕像,也不愿有人问我为什么有雕像。