To be a writer is to be a spy on life.
成为作家就是成为生活的间谍。
The price one pays for pursuing any profession, or calling, is an intimate knowledge of its ugly side.
孩子是最好的批评家,因为他们诚实而直接。
在我看来,语言是我们取之不尽的魔法源泉。
"The challenge of acting is to live truthfully under imaginary circumstances."
Success isn't about being the biggest; it's about making the biggest positive impact.
The problem with defending the purity of the English language is that English is about as pure as a cribhouse whore. We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary.
文学的本质是捕捉人类经验的瞬息万变,并通过文字赋予它们永恒性。