The capacity you're thinking of is imagination; without it there can be no understanding, indeed no fiction.

  • -- William Trevor 威廉·特雷弗

你思考的能力是想象力;没有它,就没有理解,甚至没有虚构。

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I'm drawn to the classic antihero, the guy who's probably made a bunch of mistakes and really has the capacity to go either way. That's the most interesting type of character for me to watch, to see what decisions they'll make. There's a lot of gray area there for a writer to explore.

我被一个典型的反英雄人物所吸引,这个人可能犯了很多错误,但他真的有能力选择其中一种。对我来说,这是最有趣的角色类型,看看他们会做出什么样的决定。对于作家来说,有很多灰色地带有待探索。

I am imagination. I can see what the eyes cannot see. I can hear what the ears cannot hear. I can feel what the heart cannot feel

我的想象力。我能看见眼睛看不见的东西。我能听到耳朵听不到的东西。我能感觉到心所不能感觉到的

Chess is so inspiring that I do not believe a good player is capable of having an evil thought during the game.

国际象棋是如此鼓舞人心,我不相信一个好的棋手能够在比赛中有一个邪恶的想法。

It is an overactive imagination that turns men into cowards, not a surfeit of fear, as many believe.

过度活跃的想象力会把人变成懦夫,而不是像许多人认为的那样,让人恐惧过度。