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我十五岁那年，在英语课上宣布：我要写自己的书。所有的学生都嘲笑我，笑得差点从椅子上摔下来。“别傻了！只有天才才能成为作家，”英语老师挖苦说，“你这学期的成绩是D等。”我受伤很深，放声大哭。 那天晚上，我写了一首悲伤的小诗，描写自己破碎的梦想，寄给了一家周报。真没想到，诗被发表了，并得到两美元稿费。我成了一个得到报酬的作家了！我把这些展示给老师和同学看。他们再次嘲笑我。“纯属侥幸，”老师说。然而，我尝到了成功的滋味。我卖掉了自己第一个作品。
到我高中毕业（平均成绩C-）时，我的剪切薄上贴满了自己发表的作品。我再也没有向老师，朋友或家人谈过自己的写作。他们是梦想杀手。如果让你在梦想和朋友之间做一选择，一定要选择梦想。
后来，我写了一本书，内容是自己对生活的理解。像婴儿一样，它花了我九个月时间。我选了一家出版社，写了一封信，信上写道：“这是我自己写的，希望你们喜欢。我最欣赏第六章和第十二章。谢谢。”我没装信封，直接把它寄了出去。
一个月后，我收到了一封回信，请求我再写一本书。《哭泣的风》成为畅销书，被译成十五种语言。人们开始问我上过哪所大学，获得过什么学位，作为作家我有什么资质，我的回答通通是没有。我只是写，我不是天才，我没有天赋。我要向那些梦想写作的人大声疾呼：“是的，你能！不要听别人的！”写作很容易，写作很有趣，谁都能写。
附：原文 When I was 15, I announced to my English class that I was going to write my own books. All the students nearly fell out if their chairs, laughing at me. “Don’t be silly! Only geniuses can become writers.” TheEnglish teacher said sarcastically. “And you are getting a D this term.” I was deeply hurt and I burst into tears. That night I wrote a short and sad poem about broken dreams and mailed it to the Capper’s Weekly newspaper. To my surprise, they published it, and sent me two dollars. I was a paid writer! I showed my teacher and fellow students. They laughed again. “Just pain dumb luck,” the teacher said. However, I’d tasted success. I sold the first thing I’d ever write. By the time I graduated from high school(with aC-minus average), I had scrapbooks filled with my published works. I never talked about my writing to my teacher, friends or my family again. They were dream killers, and if people must choose between their friends and their dreams, they must always choose their dreams. Later，I wrote a book about what I understood about life. It took me nine months, just like a baby. I chose a publisher and wrote a letter, which read, “I wrote this book myself, I hope you like it.Chapters 6 and 12 are my favorites. Thank you.” I mailed it without an envelope. A month later, I received a letter, and a request to start writing in another book. Crying Wind became a bestseller, and was translated into 15 languages. People asked what college I attended, what degree I have,and what qualifications I have to be a writer. The answer is none. I just write, I’m not a genius, and I’m not gifted. To all those who dream of writing,I’m shouting to you, “Yes, you can! Don’t listen to others!” Writing is easy. It’s fun, anyone can do it. | 
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