Thomas Wolfe, the American novelist, had his first novel Look Homeward, Angel rejected 39 times before it was finally published and launched his career and created his fame.

美国小说家托马斯·沃尔夫的第一部小说《安琪儿，往家里看》在出版之前，被退稿39次，终于开始了他的写作事业并赢得了声誉。

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I remember when I was a kid, I read this book by Thomas Wolfe called Look Homeward Angel, and in the end he says, "oh lost, and by the wind grieved, ghost, come back again."

我记得自己还是孩子的时候,读过一本托马斯·沃尔夫的书,名叫《天使望故乡》,结尾的时候,他说,"啊,迷失的人,还有那随风悲泣的亡魂,回来吧"

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