If I remember correctly, a writer is someone who wants to convey information. Language or writing is a code.

  • -- Clifford Geertz 吉尔兹

如果我没记错的话,作家是想传达信息的人。语言或写作是一种代码。

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I'm moving into that eldership age, you know? I'm at the 'wise woman' age where it's not about learning, but utilizing the information that I have in a way that serves other people. That's a high calling and it's a great responsibility.

我要进入老年了,你知道吗?我正处在一个“智慧女性”的年龄,在这个年龄,我不学习,而是以一种服务于他人的方式利用我所拥有的信息。这是一项崇高的使命,也是一项重大的责任。

I remember Michael saying, 'Rich and famous? It's much better to be just rich'. I didn't quite get it to begin with. But he's right. You lose anonymity. I say to my family that you've no idea until you lose it how precious anonymity is.

我记得迈克尔说过,‘有钱又有名?只要有钱就好得多。”我一开始就不太明白。但他是对的。你失去了匿名性。我对我的家人说,直到你失去它,你才知道匿名是多么珍贵。

From the age of six I wanted to be an artist. At that point I meant a painter, but it turned out what I really meant was I was someone who was very interested in watching the world and making copies of it.

从六岁起,我就想成为一名艺术家。当时我指的是画家,但事实证明我真正的意思是我是一个对观察世界和复制世界非常感兴趣的人。

The absurd consequences of neglecting structure but using the concept of order just the same are evident if one examines the present terminology of information theory.

如果我们考察一下目前的信息论术语,就会发现,忽视结构而同样使用秩序概念的荒谬后果是显而易见的。

One day, you'll remember how much i loved you and then you will hate yourself for letting me go.

总有一天,你会记得我有多爱你,然后你会恨自己让我走了。

I wish that society's opinion wouldn't be the worst nightmare of someone with low self-esteem.

我希望社会舆论不会成为自卑者的噩梦。