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Don't forget that the only two things people read in a story are the first and last sentences. Give them blood in the eye on the first one.
别忘了，人们在故事中读到的只有两件事:第一句话和最后一句话。让他们的眼睛在第一个人身上流血。
— Herbert Bayard Swope Sr. 赫伯特·贝亚德·斯沃普
同一主题，不同的表达
更多好句 ↗There are two ways to get enough. One is to continue to accumulate more and more. The other is to desire less.
有两种方法可以获得足够。一是继续积累越来越多。另一个是减少欲望。
G. K. Chesterton
G.K.切斯特顿
Forgiveness is not a single act, but a matter of constant practice.
宽恕不是一个简单的行为，而是一个不断实践的过程。
Diana Gabaldon
加瓦尔东
A great source of calamity lies in regret and anticipation; therefore a person is wise who thinks of the present alone, regardless of the past or future.
灾难的一大根源在于后悔和期待;因此，不管过去或未来如何，一个只考虑现在的人是明智的。
Oliver Goldsmith
奥利弗·戈德史密斯
Write every day, just to keep in the habit, and remember that whatever you have written is neither as good nor as bad as you think it is. Just keep going, and tell yourself that you will fix it later.
每天都写作，只是为了保持这个习惯，记住你所写的东西并不像你想象的那么好或坏。继续做下去，告诉自己你以后会改正的。
Jane Smiley
简·斯迈利
The philosopher ought never to try to avoid the duty of making up his mind.
哲学家不应该试图逃避下定决心的责任。
Mortimer J. Adler
莫蒂默·杰尔姆·阿德勒
Those who invalidate reason ought seriously to consider whether they argue against reason with or without reason.
那些否定理性的人应该认真考虑他们是否有理由或没有理由地反对理性。
Ethan Allen
伊桑·艾伦