I cannot and do not live in the world of discretion, not as a writer, anyway. I would prefer to, I assure you—it would make life easier. But discretion is, unfortunately, not for novelists.
我不能也不愿生活在谨慎的世界里，至少作为作家不行。我向你保证，我宁愿如此——那样生活会更容易。但不幸的是，谨慎不适合小说家。
尽量不要成为房间里最聪明的人。如果你是，我建议你邀请更聪明的人……或者找一个不同的房间。