Often I think writing is a sheer paring away of oneself leaving always something thinner, barer, more meagre. 我常常认为写作是对自己的一种纯粹的削去，总是留下一些更薄、更裸露、更贫乏的东西。 -- F. Scott Fitzgerald F.斯科特·菲茨杰拉德
To me many short poems read and write like beginnings that simply whet my appetite; I want to get over that. 对我来说，读和写的许多短诗就像开始一样，只是激起了我的食欲;我想克服这一点。 -- John Barton 约翰·巴顿
Wooden legs are not inherited but wooden heads may be. 木制的腿不是遗传的，但木制的头可能是遗传的。 -- Edwin Conklin 埃德温·康克林
When an opponent comes forward, move in and greet him; if he wants to pull back, send him on his way. 当对手出现时，请上前迎接;如果他想撤退，就把他送回去。 -- Morihei Ueshiba 植芝盛平
There is no need to smear my name or to defame my character for the sake of news. 没有必要为了新闻而抹黑我的名字或诋毁我的人格。 -- Errick Lynne Williams Jr. 小埃里克·林恩·威廉姆斯
Simplicity is an acquired taste. Mankind, left free, instinctively complicates life. 简单是后天养成的习惯。自由的人类本能地使生活复杂化。 -- Katharine Fullerton Gerould 凯瑟琳·富勒顿·杰罗德
When my first novel was published, I went in great excitement round bookshops in central London to see if they had stocked it. 当我的第一部小说出版时，我非常兴奋地去伦敦市中心的书店，看看他们有没有库存。 -- Antony Beevor 安东尼·比弗
Mirrors are the perfect lovers. 镜子是完美的恋人。 -- Margaret Atwood 玛格丽特·阿特伍德
I don't know how many people feel strongly about what I do. 我不知道有多少人对我的工作有强烈的感觉。 -- Derek Fisher 德里克-费舍尔
Life's short. If your don't look around once in a while, you might miss it. 生命是短暂的。如果你不偶尔看看周围，你可能会错过它。 -- Unknown 佚名