A word is not the same with one writer as with another. One tears it from his guts. The other pulls it out of his overcoat pocket.

  • -- Charles Peguy 查尔斯·佩吉

一个词对一个作家来说和对另一个作家来说是不一样的。有人把它从肚子里扯出来。另一个人从大衣口袋里把它掏了出来。

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As I said before, I'm prepared to be prepared and I think that remains the same, you know there's no way to really know what it's going to feel like. I think for each individual it's different.

就像我之前说的,我已经做好了准备,我想这是不变的,你知道,没有办法真正知道会是什么感觉。我认为每个人都不一样。

Duty is the most sublime word in our language. Do your duty in all things. You cannot do more. You should never wish to do less.

责任是我们语言中最崇高的词。凡事尽你的本分。你不能做得更多。你不应该希望做得更少。

I had thought that words were instruments of precision. Now I know that they devour the world, leaving nothing in its place.

我原以为文字是精确的工具。现在我知道他们吞吃世界,在原处不留一个。

I think that as I continue to write, my writing I hope will become more controversial and more provocative.

我认为,随着我继续写作,我希望我的作品会变得更具争议性和煽动性。

You can map your life through your favorite movies, and no two people's maps will be the same.

你可以通过你最喜欢的电影来规划你的生活,没有两个人的地图是相同的。

When you come to rely on the written word, it's time to light the fire with it.

当你开始依赖文字的时候,是时候用它来点火了。