Asking a working writer what he thinks about critics is like asking a lamp-post what it feels about dogs.

  • -- Christopher James Hampton 克里斯托弗·詹姆斯·汉普顿

问一个作家对评论家的看法就像问灯柱对狗的感觉一样。

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The aesthetic of architecture has to be rooted in a broader idea about human activities like walking, relaxing and communicating. Architecture thinks about how these activities can be given added value.

建筑美学必须根植于对人类活动的更广泛的理解,比如散步、放松和交流。体系结构考虑如何为这些活动提供附加价值。

I believe Watergate shows that the system did work. Particularly the Judiciary and the Congress, and ultimately an independent prosecutor working in the Executive Branch.

我相信水门事件证明了这个系统是有效的。尤其是司法和国会,以及最终在行政部门工作的独立检察官。

I'm not an autobiographical writer, but I am a writer who deals with human emotion on all levels.

我不是一个自传体作家,但我是一个作家谁处理人类情感的各个层次。

Writing is mentally stimulating; it's like a puzzle that makes you think all the time.

写作是精神刺激;这就像一个让你一直思考的谜题。

Freedom is always and exclusively freedom for the one who thinks differently.

自由对于那些有不同想法的人来说,永远是,而且是唯一的自由。

When you’re a writer, the cure for whatever ails you is always writing.

当你是一名作家的时候,不管你有什么苦恼,解决之道总是写作。

Only a writer who has the sense of evil can make goodness readable.

只有具有邪恶意识的作家才能使善具有可读性。

I love working with people who are inspired and obsessive.

我喜欢和有灵感、有强迫症的人一起工作。