It's always good when women win things in fiction because it tends to be more male-dominated, unlike poetry, which is more equal.

  • -- Carol Ann Duffy 卡罗尔·安·达菲

女性在小说中获胜总是好事,因为小说往往更多地由男性主导,不像诗歌,后者更平等。

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Humour is a fine line to walk in poetry, as in fiction. I just think it's harder to write. It's harder to keep the respect of the reader too.

正如在小说中一样,幽默在诗歌中也是一条优美的线。我只是觉得它更难写。也很难保持读者的尊重。

One impulse from a vernal wood May teach you more of man, Of moral evil and of good, Than all the sages can.

从春天的树林里的一个冲动就能教会你比所有圣人更多的关于人、道德的恶与善。

You're in a much better position to talk with people when they approach you than when you approach them.

当别人接近你的时候,你比你接近他们的时候更容易和他们交谈。

Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea.

女人和猫可以为所欲为,而男人和狗应该放松下来,适应这种想法。

Men are by nature merely indifferent to one another; but women are by nature enemies.

人的本性仅仅是彼此漠不关心;但是女人天生就是敌人。

Sometimes it's worse to win a fight than to lose.

有时候,赢得一场战斗比失败更糟糕。