My sole literary ambition is to write one good novel, then retire to my hut in the desert, assume the lotus position, compose my mind and senses, and sink into meditation, contemplating my novel

  • -- Edward Abbey 爱德华·艾比

我唯一的文学抱负就是写一部好小说,然后隐退到沙漠里的茅屋里,摆出莲花的姿势,静下心来,静下心来,沉思默想我的小说

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For if any man who never saw fire proved by satisfactory arguments that fire burns. His hearer's mind would never be satisfied, nor would he avoid the fire until he put his hand in it that he might learn by experiment what argument taught.

因为,如果一个从未见过火的人用令人满意的论据证明火是燃烧的。他的听众永远不会满足,除非他把手伸进火里,通过实验来学习论证所教的东西,否则他也不会避开火。

The language of prose is very different than the language of cinema, so the movie has to successfully translate what was in the book.

散文的语言和电影的语言非常不同,所以电影必须成功地翻译书中的内容。

I am a story teller. If I wanted to send a message I would have written a sermon.

我是一个讲故事的人。如果我想传达一个信息,我就会写一篇布道文。

The worth of a book is to be measured by what you can carry away from it.

一本书的价值是由你能从书中带走什么来衡量的。

The great instrument of moral good is the imagination.

道德上善的伟大工具是想象力。

He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind.

嫉妒别人的人得不到内心的平静。