All bad Literature rests upon imperfect insight, or upon imitation, which may be defined as seeing at second-hand.

  • -- George Henry Lewes 乔治·亨利·路易斯

所有糟糕的文学作品都建立在不完善的洞察力或模仿的基础上,而模仿可以被定义为“二手的”。

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The land of literature is a fairy land to those who view it at a distance, but, like all other landscapes, the charm fades on a nearer approach, and the thorns and briars become visible.

对于那些在远处观看的人来说,文学之乡是一片仙境,但是,就像其他所有的风景一样,走近一点,魅力就会消失,荆棘和荆棘就会显现出来。

Literature is a textually transmitted disease, normally contracted in childhood.

文学是一种通过文字传播的疾病,通常在儿童时期感染。

The heroes of the present will retreat to the imitation they are anyhow.

现在的英雄们无论如何都会退回到模仿他们自己的状态。

Imitation is obviously a great form of flattery.

模仿显然是一种很好的奉承。