The object of Literature is to instruct, to animate, or to amuse.

  • -- George Henry Lewes 乔治·亨利·路易斯

文学的目的是教育、使人生气或使人娱乐。

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The contemporary thing in art and literature is the thing which doesn't make enough difference to the people of that generation so that they can accept it or reject it.

当代的艺术和文学并没有给那一代人带来足够的改变,让他们可以接受或拒绝它。

Nature cannot be tricked or cheated. She will give up to you the object of your struggles only after you have paid her price.

大自然是不会被欺骗的。只有在你为她付出代价之后,她才会把你奋斗的目标交给你。

Literature is a toil and a snare, a curse that bites deep.

文学是苦役,是陷阱,是深深扎人的诅咒。