Good writers are not only the privileged few who read nothing but Tolstoy and sit on specially designed chairs in front of rolltop desks with pigeon holes and inkwells.

• 优秀的作家并不仅仅只是那些坐在拥有羽毛笔孔以及墨水池的拉盖书桌前的特制椅子上；除了阅读托尔斯泰的作品以外对任何事情都不感兴趣的那些享有特权的少数人.