I continued writing the bad plays which fortunately nobody would produce, just as no one did me the unkindness of publishing my early novels.

  • -- Patrick White 帕特里克·怀特

我继续写那些糟糕的剧本,幸运的是,没有人能写出这样的剧本,就像没有人出版我早期的小说一样。

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I believe the writer... should always be the final judge. I have always held to that position and have sometimes seen books hurt thereby, but at least as often helped. The book belongs to the author.

我相信作者……应该永远是最后的裁判。我一直坚持这一立场,有时看到书因此受到伤害,但至少同样经常得到帮助。这本书是作者的。

In a novel, on the other hand, you not only have to describe the rooms, but the clothes, the characters and what they are thinking. It's a much more in-depth process.

另一方面,在小说中,你不仅要描述房间,还要描述衣服、人物和他们在想什么。这是一个更深入的过程。

The most lasting reputation I have is for an almost ferocious aggressiveness, when in fact I am amiable, indulgent, affectionate, shy and rather timid at heart.

我拥有的最持久的名声是近乎凶猛的攻击性,而实际上我是一个和蔼可亲、宽容、多情、害羞和内心相当胆怯的人。

Novel writing wrecks homes.

写小说毁了房子。