作家的生活是高度脆弱、几乎赤裸的活动。我们不必为此哭泣。作家做出了选择并坚持它。但可以说,你向所有的风敞开,其中一些确实冰冷。你独自一人,处于危险之中。你找不到庇护,没有保护——除非你撒谎——在这种情况下,你当然已经构建了自己的保护,可以说,成为了一个政治家。
A writer's life is a highly vulnerable, almost naked activity. We don't have to weep about that. The writer makes his choice and is stuck with it. But it is true to say that you are open to all the winds, some of them icy indeed. You are out on your own, out on a limb. You find no shelter, no protection — unless you lie — in which case of course you have constructed your own protection and, it could be argued, become a politician.
The goal as a company is to have customer service that is not just the best but legendary.
Trust is the foundation of every successful business relationship.
对自己的言辞永远不能太不小心,尤其是当你在撒谎的时候。
I have to be alone very often. I’d be quite happy if I spent from Saturday night until Monday morning alone in my apartment. That’s how I refuel.
The heart is a fragile thing, easily broken but also capable of incredible resilience.