Some books are undeservedly forgotten; none are undeservedly remembered.

  • -- W. H. Auden 奥登

有些书不应该被遗忘;没有一个是不值得记住的。

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And the nice thing about writing a novel is you take your time, you sit with the character sometimes nine years, you look very deeply at a situation, unlike in real life when we just kind of snap something out.

写小说的好处是,你可以慢慢来,有时花九年的时间和角色坐在一起,深入地观察一个场景,不像在现实生活中,我们只是简单地拍出一些东西。

Make them laugh, make them cry, and hack to laughter. What do people go to the theatre for? An emotional exercise. I am a servant of the people. I have never forgotten that.

逗他们笑,逗他们哭,逗他们笑。人们去剧院是为了什么?情感的运动。我是人民的公仆。我从来没有忘记这一点。

The spirits of the brain are directly connected to the testicles. This is why men who weary their imagination in books are less suitable for procreative functions…

大脑的精神直接与睾丸相连。这就是为什么那些厌倦了书本想象的人不太适合生育的原因。

Fear is not a good teacher. The lessons of fear are quickly forgotten.

恐惧不是一个好老师。恐惧的教训很快就被遗忘了。

A book is a device to ignite the imagination.

书是激发想象力的工具。

Writing is the supreme solace.

写作是最大的安慰。