A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
写
Write
Whoever you are, you will not write this book. I can tell you nothing. Do not call me again. Ever.
无论你是谁，你都不会写这本书。我什么也不能告诉你。别再给我打电话了。永远。
Let there be no inscription upon my tomb; let no man write my epitaph: no man can write my epitaph.
愿我的墓上没有题字。没有人能为我写墓志铭。
A songwriter writes songs all the time, whereas just writing a song can be done by anyone, anytime.
写歌的人总是在写歌，而写歌的人可以在任何时候写歌。
You might not write well every day, but you can always edit a bad page. You can't edit a blank page.
你可能不是每天都写得很好，但你总是可以编辑一个糟糕的页面。不能编辑空白页。
Each age, it is found, must write its own books; or rather, each generation for the next succeeding.
人们发现，每个时代都必须写自己的书;或者更确切地说，每一代都是为了下一代的成功。
I write because I like to make things and the only things I am good at making things with are words.
我写作是因为我喜欢创造东西，我唯一擅长的是用文字创造东西。
When I write, I don't have any expectation of what kind of song it will become or who it might reach.
当我写歌的时候，我对它会变成什么样的歌或者它会影响到谁没有任何期望。
I always wanted to write something illustrated, and the Details strip finally gave me the opportunity.
我一直想写一些图文并茂的东西，而细枝末节终于给了我这个机会。
And write what you love - don't feel pressured to write serious prose if what you like is to be funny.
写你喜欢的东西——如果你喜欢有趣的东西，不要觉得写严肃的散文有压力。
The urge to write poetry is like having an itch. When the itch becomes annoying enough, you scratch it.
写诗的冲动就像发痒一样。当痒得够烦人的时候，你就挠它。
I've always spent more time with a smile on my face than not, but the thing is, I don't write about it.
我总是面带微笑度过更多的时间，但问题是，我不写它。
I write the story that nobody reads. Someday, I'm going to write it in German to see if anyone notices.
我写的故事没人读。有一天，我要用德语写下来，看看有没有人注意到。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
I know at my church a lot of the times we sung from hymn books and as we got older we started to change with time. I can honestly say that I was never influenced to write for the church.
我知道在我的教堂里，很多时候我们都是照着赞美诗唱的，随着年龄的增长，我们开始随着时间而改变。我可以诚实地说，我从未受影响为教会写作。
Now, I don't expect what I write to change things. I think I write now simply as a witness. This is how it is. This is what we have done. This is what we have permitted.
现在，我不指望我写的东西能改变什么。我想我现在写作只是作为一个证人。事情就是这样。这就是我们所做的。这是我们所允许的。
I write for the same reason I read: because it's all there is for me.
我写作的原因和我阅读的原因是一样的:因为这就是我的全部。
I work to eat, but I write to live.
我工作是为了吃饭，但我写作是为了生活。
If you know somebody is going to be awfully annoyed by something you write, that's obviously very satisfying, and if they howl with rage or cry, that's honey.
如果你知道有人会被你写的东西惹恼，这显然是非常令人满意的，如果他们因为愤怒而嚎啕大哭，那就是蜜糖。
A writer should write with his eyes and a painter paint with his ears.
作家应该用眼睛写作，画家应该用耳朵作画。