I used to own an island in the Seychelles and had a big boat there and one day I came across some Somali pirates who were passing by on their way to re-provision their boat. They didn't even acknowledge me - which is unheard of among sailors - and it was like looking into the eyes of a black mamba.

  • -- Wilbur Smith 威尔伯·史密斯

我曾经在塞舌尔拥有一个小岛,那里有一艘大船。有一天,我遇到了一些索马里海盗,他们正经过塞舌尔为他们的船补给给养。他们甚至不认识我——这在水手中是闻所未闻的——就像看着一只黑曼巴的眼睛。

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When an acquaintance goes by I often step back from my window, not so much to spare him the effort of acknowledging me as to spare myself the embarrassment of seeing that he has not done so.

当一个熟人经过我身边时,我常常从窗口退后一步,与其说是为了让他不费力地向我打招呼,还不如说是为了不让自己尴尬地看到他并没有这样做。

The artist is a receptacle for emotions that come from all over the place: from the sky, from the earth, from a scrap of paper, from a passing shape, from a spider's web.

艺术家是情感的容器,情感来自四面八方:来自天空,来自大地,来自一张纸片,来自一个路过的形状,来自一张蜘蛛网。

There are no limitations to the mind except those we acknowledge.

头脑没有限制,除了我们承认的那些。