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绝大多数所谓的“作家”坚持不停地写作，是为了有朝一日找到点儿值得写的东西。
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今天的作家通常有两种：要么清楚地描写自己不了解的主题，要么模糊地描写自己不了解的主题。
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信息丰富的黑暗时代：公元2010年，仅在英语国家就有60万本新书出版，其中只能摘录出寥寥几句让人印象深刻的话；相比之下，公元0年，新写出来的书只有很少的几本，但其中充满了令人印象深刻的话。
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过去，绝大多数人都是文盲，约有1/1000的人有足够的文化，值得与之对话。今天，文盲率大幅度下降，但由于社会进步、媒体和经济的影响，只有1/10000的人值得与之对话。
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我们更擅长（不自觉的）出格的行为，而不是（自觉的）出格的思考。
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愚人很重要的特点就是意识不到你不喜欢的东西可能别人喜欢（所以你今后也有可能喜欢），反之亦然。
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像一个行动主义者那样思考，远不如像一个思考主义者那样行动危险。
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文学在掩饰恶行、缺陷、弱点和混乱时会获得生命力，而在说教时则会丧失生命力。
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(1) 这也表明他会试图模仿“我也是这样”的写作风格。
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随机生存的智慧：黑天鹅语录 THE REPUBLIC OF LETTERS
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Writing is the art of repeating oneself without anyone noticing.
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Most people write so they can remember things; I write to forget.
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What they call philosophy I call literature; what they call literature I call journalism; what they call journalism I call gossip; and what they call gossip I call (generously) voyeurism.
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Writers are remembered for their best work, politicians for their worst mistakes, and businessmen are almost never remembered.
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Critics may appear to blame the author for not writing the book they wanted to read; but in truth they are blaming him for writing the book they wanted, but were unable, to write.
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Literature is not about promoting qualities, rather, airbrushing (your) defects.
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For pleasure, read one chapter by Nabokov. For punishment, two.
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There is a distinction between expressive hypochondria and literature, just as there is one between self-help and philosophy.
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You need to keep reminding yourself of the obvious: charm lies in the unsaid, the unwritten, and the undisplayed. It takes mastery to control silence.
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No author should be considered as having failed until he starts teaching others about writing.
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Hard science gives sensational results with a horribly boring process; philosophy gives boring results with a sensational process; literature gives sensational results with a sensational process; and economics gives boring results with a boring process.
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A good maxim allows you to have the last word without even starting a conversation.
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Just as there are authors who enjoy having written and others who enjoy writing, there are books you enjoy reading and others you enjoy having read.
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