A man is usually more careful of his money than he is of his principles.

  • -- Ralph Waldo Emerson 拉尔夫·沃尔多·爱默生

一个人通常对金钱比对原则更谨慎。

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Actually ideas are everywhere. It's the paperwork, that is, sitting down and thinking them into a coherent story, trying to find just the right words, that can and usually does get to be labor.

事实上,创意无处不在。这是文书工作,也就是说,坐下来,把它们想成一个连贯的故事,试着找到合适的词,这可以而且通常确实是一件费力的事。

I didn't mind being in school. But I was usually uninspired and always late. I did what I had to, but not more.

我不介意在学校。但我通常缺乏灵感,总是迟到。我做了我必须做的,但没有做得更多。

There comes a time in the affairs of man when he must take the bull by the tail and face the situation.

在人类的事务中,总会有一个时刻,他必须抓住牛的尾巴,面对现实。

It's all very well to have principles, but when it comes to money you have to be flexible.

有原则固然好,但在钱的问题上你必须灵活。

I have been a selfish being all my life, in practice, though not in principle.

我一生都是一个自私的人,在实践上,虽然在原则上不是。

For a man who no longer has a homeland, writing becomes a place to live.

对于一个失去家园的人来说,写作变成了生活的地方。