Life and people are complex. A writer as an artist doesn't have the personality of a politician. We don't see the world that simply.

  • -- Joyce Carol Oates 乔伊斯·卡罗尔·欧茨

生活和人是复杂的。作家作为艺术家不具备政治家的人格。我们看到的世界并不简单。

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I keep lists of names of people that I have met, a list of things to do day by day as well as a log of how my time is consumed throughout the day. It's a very important part of my personal discipline.

我把我遇到的人的名字记下来,把我每天要做的事情记下来,把我一天的时间都花在了什么上面。这是我个人纪律中非常重要的一部分。

A lot of people understand what not saying anything means, so, in effect, not saying anything is really saying a lot.

很多人都明白什么是沉默的含义,所以,实际上,什么也不说就是说了很多。