Science fiction made me aware of how big and strange the universe was, leaving aside the whole question of aliens.

  • -- Ken MacLeod 肯·麦克劳德

科幻小说让我意识到宇宙有多大,有多奇怪,把外星人这个问题抛诸脑后。

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Writing fiction has developed in me an abiding respect for the unknown in a human lifetime and a sense of where to look for the threads, how to follow, how to connect, find in the thick of the tangle what clear line persists.

写小说使我对人的一生中未知的东西产生了一种持久的敬意,让我有了一种去哪里寻找线索、如何追随、如何联系的感觉,在错综复杂的世界中找到一条清晰的线。

Everything a writer learns about the art or craft of fiction takes just a little away from his need or desire to write at all. In the end he knows all the tricks and has nothing to say.

一个作家对小说艺术或工艺的了解,只会使他对写作的需要或欲望减少一点点。最后他知道了所有的诀窍,却无话可说。

At every turn, when humanity is asked the question, 'Do you want temporary economic gain or long-term environmental loss, which one do you prefer,' we invariably choose the money.

每当有人问人类“你想要暂时的经济利益还是长期的环境损失,你更喜欢哪一个?”

In every question and every remark tossed back and forth between lovers who have not played out the last fugue, there is one question and it is this: 'Is there someone new?'

在那些还没有演奏完最后一首赋格曲的情侣们之间的每一个问题和每一句反反复复的评论中,都有一个问题,那就是:“有新人吗?”