May I say, finally, that I have no illusions of grandeur; quite to the contrary, I am very humble in my knowledge that through forty years of my life my life has been an open book of service to my fellow architects and for the public good.

  • -- Ralph Thomas Walker 拉尔夫·托马斯·沃克

最后,我想说,我对伟大没有幻想;恰恰相反,我非常谦虚地认识到,在我四十年的生活中,我的生活是一本公开的书,服务于我的建筑师同行和公共利益。

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I think that's always very valuable: to keep the mind open to receiving all sorts of information, which can then be used in my work, but also just as a human being.

我认为这总是非常有价值的:保持思想开放,接受各种各样的信息,这些信息可以用于我的工作,也可以作为一个人使用。

We never stop reading, although every book comes to an end, just as we never stop living, although death is certain.

我们从不停止阅读,虽然每一本书都有结尾,正如我们从不停止生活,虽然死亡是肯定的。

I don't immerse myself in the Internet chatter because it opens you up to a whole source of danger.

我不会让自己沉浸在网络聊天中,因为它会把你暴露在一个危险的源头。

A great book is a great evil.

好书如罪恶。