When a country is strong... it accepts any dose of pessimism from its writers.

  • -- Michel Houellebecq 米歇尔·维勒贝克

当一个国家强大时……它接受作者的任何悲观论调。

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Pessimists are the people who have no hope for themselves or for others. Pessimists are also people who think the human race is beneath their notice, that they're better than other human beings.

悲观主义者是那些对自己或他人没有希望的人。悲观主义者也认为人类不值得他们注意,他们比其他人更好。

As writers and readers, as sinners and citizens, our realism and our aesthetic sense make us wary of crediting the positive note.

作为作家和读者,作为罪人和公民,我们的现实主义和审美意识使我们不敢相信积极的音符。

I belong to a specific category of writers, those who speak and write in a language different from that of their parents.

我属于一类作家,他们说的和写的语言与他们父母的不同。

An optimist may see a light where there is none, but why must the pessimist always run to blow it out?

乐观的人也许能在没有希望的地方看到希望,但为什么悲观的人总要跑去把它吹灭呢?