这个问题会以某种形式再次出现。语言的问题更加微妙,而且要花很长时间讨论。我只想说,近年来我在写作时尽量做到轻描摹重精确。无论如何,我发现一旦你的写作风格臻于完美时,你总是已经超越了这一风格。
IN ONE FORM OR ANOTHER THIS PROBLEM COMES UP AGAIN. THE PROBLEM OF LANGUAGE IS SUBTLER AND WOULD TAKE TOO LONG TO DISCUSS. I WILL ONLY SAY THAT OF LATE YEARS I HAVE TRIED TO WRITE LESS PICTURESQUELY AND MORE EXACTLY. IN ANY CASE I FIND THAT BY THE TIME YOU HAVE PERFECTED ANY STYLE OF WRITING, YOU HAVE ALWAYS OUTGROWN.