小书后半部分涉及题材很杂,从为人处事,到写作,到旅行,到老年人的幸福,到生之为何这样哲学性的大题目,最后很没有创意的以真善美结束. 有不少看得我一头雾水.所以只好挑自己看得稍微明白的来说话. 决定分两篇,这一篇关于写作(到155页),最后一篇留给信仰,生之为何这些大题目.
这是我最喜欢的一句毛姆名言, 原来出处是这本小书.
"The common idea that success spoils people by making them vain, egotistic, and self-complacent is erroneous; on the contrary it makes them, for the most part, humble, tolerant, and kind. Failure makes people bitter and cruel."......
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