Most critical writing is drivel and half of it is dishonest. It is a short cut to oblivion, anyway. Thinking in terms of ideas destroys the power to think in terms of emotions and sensations.

  • -- Raymond Chandler 雷蒙德·钱德勒

大多数批判性的写作都是胡言乱语,而且有一半是不诚实的。无论如何,这是一条通往遗忘的捷径。用思想来思考破坏了用情感和感觉来思考的能力。

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When you start thinking about taking pictures, sending an e-mail, receiving an e-mail, speaking into your phone and have it transcript voice into text and then sent as an e-mail, it's mind-boggling.

当你开始考虑拍照,发送电子邮件,接收电子邮件,对着你的手机说话,然后把声音转录成文字,然后以电子邮件的形式发送出去,这是令人难以置信的。

As soon as men decide that all means are permitted to fight an evil, then their good becomes indistinguishable from the evil that they set out to destroy.

一旦人们决定所有的手段都可以用来对抗邪恶,那么他们的善就和他们想要消灭的邪恶没有什么区别了。

The impending teacher shortage is the most critical education issue we will face in the next decade.

迫在眉睫的教师短缺是我们在未来十年将面临的最关键的教育问题。

Up until now, I had ideas that I wanted to try but didn't have the opportunity to do them.

直到现在,我有一些想法,我想尝试,但没有机会去做。

I have never had so many good ideas day after day as when I worked in the garden.

当我在花园里工作的时候,我每天都有很多好主意。

I don't want to destroy anything. But I want to know what I can destroy.

我不想破坏任何东西。但我想知道我能摧毁什么。

I was so self-critical. I still am, but it's not as bad anymore.

我太自我批评了。我现在还在,但没那么糟了。

If I look confused it is because I am thinking.

如果我看起来很困惑,那是因为我在思考。