War is cruelty. There is no use trying to reform it. The crueler it is, the sooner it will be over.

  • -- William Tecumseh Sherman 威廉·特库姆塞·谢尔曼

战争是残酷的。试图改革它是没有用的。它越残酷,就会越快结束。

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I would sooner read a time-table or a catalogue than nothing at all. They are much more entertaining than half the novels that are written.

我宁愿看时刻表或目录,也不愿什么也不看。它们比一半的小说更有趣。

Any given moment-no matter how casual, how ordinary-is poised, full of gaping life.

任何一个特定的时刻——无论多么不经意,多么平常——都是泰然自若的,充满了张口的生命。

How much energy they put into harming each other. How little into saving.

他们投入了多少精力去伤害彼此。储蓄少得可怜。

Middle Age - later than you think and sooner than you expect.

中年——比你想象的要晚,比你预期的要早。