I had a mother I could only seem to please with verbal accomplishments of some sort or another. She read constantly, so I read constantly. If I used words that might have seemed surprising at a young age, she would recognize that and it would please her.

  • -- Amy Hempel 米·亨佩尔

我有一个母亲,我似乎只能用某种或另一种语言上的成就来取悦她。她经常读书,所以我也经常读书。如果我在她年轻的时候使用一些可能会让她感到惊讶的话,她会认识到这一点,并且会感到高兴。

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My mother was a terrific force in my life. Wartime-generation woman, hadn't gone to university but should have done. Was very funny, very verbal, very clever, very witty.

我的母亲是我生命中的一股强大的力量。战争年代的女人,没有上大学,但应该上大学。非常有趣,非常健谈,非常聪明,非常机智。

A verbal art like poetry is reflective; it stops to think. Music is immediate, it goes on to become.

像诗歌这样的语言艺术是反思性的;它停下来思考。音乐是即时的,它会继续发展。

I'm constantly running across people who have never heard of books I think they should read.

我经常遇到一些人,他们从来没有听说过我认为他们应该读的书。

Public opinion is the thermometer a monarch should constantly consult.

民意是君王应该经常参考的温度计。