A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
写作
Writing
All the poet can do today is warn. That is why true Poets must be truthful.
今天诗人所能做的只有警告。 这就是为什么真正的诗人必须诚实。
I spoke fire, laughed smoke, and madness spilled forth from my inspiration.
我说着火，笑着烟，疯狂从我的灵感中喷涌而出。
When I'm writing I just think there's only the page and me and nobody else.
当我写作的时候，我觉得只有那一页，只有我，没有其他人。
There's many a bestseller that could have been prevented by a good teacher.
有许多畅销书本可以被一位好老师阻止。
The six golden rules of writing: read, read, read, and write, write, write.
写作的六条黄金法则:读，读，读，写，写，写。
Language exists less to record the actual than to liberate the imagination.
语言的存在与其说是为了记录现实，不如说是为了解放想象。
I am writing a book about the Crusades so dull that I can scarcely write it.
我正在写一本关于十字军东征的书，枯燥得几乎写不出来。
When reading I pretend I’m an editor, though when writing I realize I’m not.
阅读时，我假装自己是一名编辑，但写作时，我意识到自己不是。
Art and commerce are not irreconciliable, they are inextricably intertwined.
艺术与商业并非不可调和，而是不可分割地交织在一起。
A great book is a thing of mystery and beauty; it has the power to move you.
一本好书是一种神秘而美丽的东西;它有力量感动你。
The way I outline has changed quite a bit from when I first started writing.
我写提纲的方式与我刚开始写作时相比已经发生了很大的变化。
You're miserable, edgy and tired. You're in the perfect mood for journalism.
你痛苦、急躁、疲惫。你现在心情很好。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
There is no way of writing stories that I haven't done.
我没有写过我没有写过的故事。
A woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction.
一个女人要想写小说，就必须有钱，有自己的房间。
You can only write by putting words on a paper one at a time.
你只能一次把一个单词写在纸上。
The scariest moment is always just before you start.
最可怕的时刻总是在你开始之前。
If a book is well written, I always find it too short.
如果一本书写得好，我总是觉得它太短了。
Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like an artist.
像专业人士一样学习规则，这样你就能像艺术家一样打破规则。