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The Joys of Writing
The fortunate people in the world – the only really fortunate people in the world, in my mind, - are those whose work is also their pleasure. The class is not a large one, not nearly so large as it is often represented to be; and authors are perhaps one of the most important elements in its composition. They enjoy in this respect at least a real harmony of life. To my mind, to be able to make your work your pleasure is the one class distinction in the world worth striving for; and I do not wonder that others are inclined to envy those happy human beings who find their livelihood in the gay effusions of their fancy, to whom every hour of labour is an hour of enjoyment, to whom repose – however necessary – is a tiresome interlude, and even a holiday is almost deprivation. Whether a man writes well or ill, has much to say or little, if he cares about writing at all, he will appreciate the pleasures of composition. To sit at one’s table on a sunny morning, with four clear hours of uninterruptible security, plenty of nice white paper, and a Squeezer pen – that it true happiness. The complete absorption of the mind upon an agreeable occupation – what more is there than that to desire? What does it matter what happens outside? The House of Commons may do what it likes, and so may the Hose of Lords. The heathen may rage furiously in every part of the globe. The bottom may be knocked clean out of the American market. Consols may fall and suffragettes may rise. Never mind, for four hours, at any rate, we will withdraw ourselves from a common, ill-governed, and disorderly world, and with the key of fancy unlock that cupboard where all the good things of the infinite are put away.
By Winston Churchill
温斯顿 邱吉尔（1874-1965），两次任英国首相，1900年任保守党国会议员。第二次世界大战期间，他以自己的顽强不屈和领导人的勇气作为英国首相带领英国从溃败的边缘走向反法西斯战争的伟大胜利，是与斯大林，罗斯福并列的三巨头之一，是矗立于世界史册上的一代伟人。丘吉尔在文学上有很深的造诣，于1953年获得诺贝尔文学奖。 |  |  |  |  |
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发表于 2008-9-18 00:28
