The primary duty of a serious biographer is to illuminate his subject’s life work, not to play the spy in his bedroom.

  • -- Philip Toynbee 菲利普·汤因比

一个严肃的传记作家的首要职责是阐明他的主人公一生的作品,而不是在他的卧室里扮演间谍。

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She was the archetypal selfless mother: living only for her children, sheltering them from the consequences of their actions -- and in the end doing them irreparable harm.

她是一位典型的无私母亲:只为孩子而活,保护他们免受他们行为的后果——最终给他们造成了无法弥补的伤害。

Our duty towards God is compassion and love towards the poor and needy.

我们对神的责任是怜悯和爱穷人和有需要的人。