The style of an author should be the image of his mind, but the choice and command of language is the fruit of exercise.

The style of an author should be the image of his mind, but the choice and command of language is the fruit of exercise.

一个作家的文体应该是他心灵的形象，而语言的选择和运用则是练习的结果。

-- Edward Gibbon 爱德华·吉本