"To be a writer is to sit down at one's desk in the chill portion of every day, and to write; not waiting for the little jet of the blue flame of genius to start from the breastbone--just writing."
成为一名作家就是在每天的寒冷时刻坐在桌前写作；不是等待从胸骨中迸发出天才的蓝色火焰——只是写作。
"The past is always tense, the future perfect."
过去总是紧张的，未来是完美的。
"We are all apprentices in a craft where no one ever becomes a master."
我们都是一门手艺的学徒，没有人能成为大师。
"The true alchemists do not change lead into gold; they change the world into words."
真正的炼金术士不是将铅变成金；他们将世界变成文字。
"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us."
与我们内心的东西相比，我们身后和面前的东西都是微不足道的。
"The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart."
世界上最好和最美的事物是看不见甚至摸不着的 - 它们必须用心去感受。
"Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away."
生命的价值不在于我们呼吸的次数，而在于那些让我们屏息的时刻。
"The only way to do great work is to love what you do."
做出伟大工作的唯一方法就是热爱你所做的事情。
"You have to let go of who you were to become who you will be."
你必须放下过去的自己，才能成为未来的自己。
"It's the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting."