Poetry, it is often said and loudly so, is life's true mirror. But a monkey looking into a work of literature looks in vain for Socrates.

  • -- Franz Grillparzer 格里巴尔泽

人们常说,诗歌是人生的一面真实的镜子。但是,一只猴子在研究一部文学作品时,却找不到苏格拉底。

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I realize I never stand out in a room unless I'm feeling balanced, centered and happy. It sounds really corny but it's very, very true.

我意识到,除非我感到平衡、集中和快乐,否则我永远不会在房间里脱颖而出。这听起来很老套,但却是千真万确的。

And out of a desire essentially to imitate what I was reading, I began to write, like a clever monkey.

出于一种模仿我所读内容的欲望,我开始写作,就像一只聪明的猴子。

Had anyone told me that I was going to have a career in business, I would have said, 'No way.'

如果有人告诉我,我要从商,我会说,‘不可能。’

I never said it was possible. I only said it was true.

我从没说过这是可能的。我只是说那是真的。

The false is nothing but an imitation of the true.

虚假不过是对真实的模仿。