My upbringing was absolutely not the archetypal writer's upbringing. Even, arguably, the opposite.

  • -- Graham Swift 格拉汉姆·史威夫特

我的成长经历绝对不是典型作家的成长经历。甚至可以说是相反的。

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I am a writer who came of a sheltered life. A sheltered life can be a daring life as well. For all serious daring starts from within.

我是一名作家,出身于受保护的家庭。受庇护的生活也可以是勇敢的生活。因为所有真正的勇敢都是从内心开始的。

What good is my parents' wealth and education and upbringing if I'm not contributing to the world?

如果我不为世界做出贡献,我父母的财富、教育和教养又有什么用呢?

A lot of my upbringing was about denying or fretting or evading.

我成长的过程中,很多时候都是在否认、烦恼或逃避。

I just don't see myself as a travel writer. I can't. I don't.

我只是不认为自己是一个旅行作家。我不能。我不喜欢。