A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
写作
Writing
I am a writer perhaps because I am not a talker.
我是一个作家,也许因为我不是一个健谈的人。
And that's what I've learned too: writing is key.
这也是我学到的:写作是关键。
Writing is the most fun you can have by yourself.
写作是你一个人能得到的最大乐趣。
Funny + sad is what I'm pitching for, every time.
有趣+悲伤是我每次投球的目的。
But with writing, all you need is a pad of paper.
但写作时,你所需要的只是一叠纸。
I was writing fiction, but not finishing fiction.
我在写小说,但没有写完。
There are very few innocent sentences in writing.
在写作中很少有无辜的句子。
A writer only begins a book. A reader finishes it.
作家只是开始写一本书。读者完成它。
Nothing stinks like a pile of unpublished writing.
没有什么比一堆未发表的文章更臭的了。
Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart.
把你的心灵的呼吸填满你的纸。
Reading a book is like re-writing it for yourself.
读一本书就像为自己重新写一遍。
How do I know what I think until I see what I say?
我怎么知道我在想什么,直到我看到我所说的?
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题,再读几句。
Why did I write? Because I found life unsatisfactory.
我为什么要写作?因为我发现生活令人不满意。
One can not understand language because language cannot understand itself; does not want to understand.
人之所以不能理解语言,是因为语言本身不能理解;不想明白。
There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book. Books are well written, or badly written.
没有道德或不道德的书。书要么写得好,要么写得不好。
Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man.
读书使人充实。善于交谈的人;写一个严谨的人。
There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are.
写小说有三条规则。不幸的是,没有人知道它们是什么。
Almost anyone can be an author; the business is to collect money and fame from this state of being.
几乎任何人都可以成为作家;生意就是从这种状态中获得金钱和名誉。