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A writer may tell me that he thinks man will ultimately become an ostrich. I cannot properly contradict him.

  • -- Thomas Robert Malthus 马尔萨斯

一个作家可能会告诉我，他认为人类最终会变成鸵鸟。我不能完全反驳他。

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The truth is, everything ultimately comes down to the relationship between the reader and the writer and the characters. Does or does not a character address moral being in a universal and important way? If it does, then it's literature.

事实上，一切最终都归结于读者、作者和角色之间的关系。一个角色是否以一种普遍而重要的方式处理道德存在?如果是，那就是文学。

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The best books for a man are not always those which the wise recommend, but often those which meet the peculiar wants, the natural thirst of his mind, and therefore awaken interest and rivet thought.

对一个人来说，最好的书并不总是那些智者推荐的书，而是那些能满足他特殊需求的书，能满足他头脑中自然的渴望，因此能唤起兴趣，吸引思想。

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Ultimately, a great thriller is a roller coaster ride. I like to think that's a promise I have never failed to keep, and one that I'd say has served my books well.

说到底，一部伟大的惊悚片就像坐过山车。我喜欢认为这是一个我从未失守过的诺言，我想说的是，这个诺言对我的书很有用。

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We do not consider patriotism desirable if it contradicts civilized behavior.

如果爱国主义与文明行为相抵触，我们就不认为爱国主义可取。

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Brute animals have the vowel sounds; man only can utter consonants.

野兽有元音;人只能发出辅音。

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I never deny. I never contradict. I sometimes forget.

我从来没有否认。我从来没有矛盾。我有时会忘记。

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