Fiction gives us a second chance that life denies us.

  • -- Paul Theroux 保罗·泰鲁

小说给了我们第二次机会,而生活却否定了我们。

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Neither can men, by the same principles, be considered as lands, goods, or houses, among possessions. It is necessary that all property should be inferiour to its possessor. But how does the slave differ from his master, but by chance?

根据同样的原则,人也不能被看作是财产中的土地、货物或房屋。所有的财产都应低于其拥有者是必要的。但是奴隶和主人有什么不同呢?

I don't really have special rituals, but I don't try to write fiction unless I have a minimum of a few hours. For me, it takes a while to settle into a mode where I'm truly concentrating.

我没有什么特别的仪式,但我不会写小说,除非我有几个小时的时间。对我来说,我需要一段时间来适应一种真正集中注意力的模式。

I'll be honest with you: not a chance in this world. But you know, stranger things have happened.

我跟你说实话:在这个世界上没有机会。但你知道,更奇怪的事情发生了。

The greatest enemy is one that has nothing to lose.

最大的敌人是一个一无所有的人。