It isn't the subjects we write about but the seriousness and subtlety of our expression that determines the worth of or effort.

It isn't the subjects we write about but the seriousness and subtlety of our expression that determines the worth of or effort.

决定我们写作价值或努力的不是我们所写的主题，而是我们表达的严肃和微妙。

-- Joyce Carol Oates 乔伊斯·卡罗尔·欧茨