The perception of beauty is a moral test.

  • -- Henry David Thoreau 亨利·大卫·梭罗

对美的感知是一种道德测试。

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The theatre is supremely fitted to say: 'Behold! These things are.' Yet most dramatists employ it to say: 'This moral truth can be learned from beholding this action.'

剧院最适合说:“瞧!这些东西。然而,大多数剧作家都用它来表达:“这种道德真理可以从观看这种行为中学到。”

Moral authority has been laid to rest, world opinion is no more than a game show and the difference between good and evil is about as relevant as changing channels.

道德权威已经安息,世界舆论不过是一个游戏节目,善恶的区别就像频道的变化一样重要。

If I had a clear vision, none of my books would be what they are. I've got to let the characters show me the way.

如果我有一个清晰的愿景,我的书就不会是现在的样子。我得让角色给我指路。

Most of the mistakes in thinking are inadequacies of perception rather than mistakes of logic.

大多数思维上的错误是感知上的不足,而不是逻辑上的错误。

Magicians have done controlled testing in human perception for thousands of years.

数千年来,魔术师一直在对人类的感知能力进行控制测试。

Every book you read may not save your life but some of them will.

你读的每一本书也许不能拯救你的生命,但其中一些可以。