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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Purity is not imposed upon us as though it were a kind of punishment, it is one of those mysterious but obvious conditions of that supernatural knowledge of ourselves in the Divine, which we speak of as faith. Impurity does not destroy this knowledge, it slays our need for it.

纯洁并不是强加在我们身上的,好像它是一种惩罚,它是那种神秘而明显的条件之一,使我们对自己在神性中的超自然认识,我们称之为信仰。不洁净并不会破坏我们的知识,它只会减少我们对知识的需求。

The concern around probable questions, which in a sense have been hidden, will grow around the world and the matter is critical, the reason we are doing all this is so we can respond correctly to what is reported to be a major catastrophe on the African continent.

对可能出现的问题的担忧,在某种意义上是被隐藏的,将在全世界范围内增加,而这一问题是至关重要的,我们这样做的原因是,我们能够正确地对据报在非洲大陆发生的一场重大灾难作出反应。

The modern mind tends to be more and more critical and analytical in spirit, hence it must devise for itself an engine of expression which is logically defensible at every point and which tends to correspond to the rigorous spirit of modern science.

现代思维在精神上越来越具有批判性和分析性,因此它必须为自己设计一种表达引擎,这种引擎在任何一点上都是逻辑上站得住脚的,而且往往与现代科学的严谨精神相对应。

A large fraction of the most interesting scientists have read a lot of SF at one time or another, either early enough that it may have played a part in their becoming scientists or at some later date just because they liked the ideas.

大部分最有趣的科学家都曾经或多或少地读过很多科幻小说,要么是在他们成为科学家的过程中就已经读过了,要么是在他们后来成为科学家的过程中,因为他们喜欢科幻小说中的观点。

The traits the word 'childish' addresses are seen so often in adults that we should abolish this age-discriminatory word when it comes to criticizing behavior associated with irresponsibility and irrational thinking.

“孩子气”这个词在成年人身上经常出现,所以当我们批评与不负责任和非理性思维有关的行为时,我们应该废除这个年龄歧视的词。

I've an idea for doing a Situation Comedy myself but its always difficult to get people to listen to you because they like to put their own ideas forward.

我有一个自己制作情景喜剧的想法,但总是很难让人们听你说,因为他们喜欢提出自己的想法。

Worry compounds the futility of being trapped on a dead-end street. Thinking opens new avenues.

忧虑使被困在死胡同里变得更加徒劳。思考开辟了新的道路。

To have solely one thought, but it to be capable to destroy the universe.

只有一个想法,但它有能力摧毁宇宙。