"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."
成為一名作家就是在每天的寒冷時刻坐在桌前寫作;不是等待從胸骨中迸發(fā)出天才的藍(lán)色火焰——只是寫作。
"The past is always tense, the future perfect."
過去總是緊張的,未來是完美的。
"We are all apprentices in a craft where no one ever becomes a master."
我們都是一門手藝的學(xué)徒,沒有人能成為大師。
"The true alchemists do not change lead into gold; they change the world into words."
真正的煉金術(shù)士不是將鉛變成金;他們將世界變成文字。
"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us."
與我們內(nèi)心的東西相比,我們身后和面前的東西都是微不足道的。
"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見甚至摸不著的 - 它們必須用心去感受。
"Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away."
生命的價值不在于我們呼吸的次數(shù),而在于那些讓我們屏息的時刻。
"The only way to do great work is to love what you do."
做出偉大工作的唯一方法就是熱愛你所做的事情。
"You have to let go of who you were to become who you will be."
你必須放下過去的自己,才能成為未來的自己。
"It's the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting."