I suppose for whatever reason I actively welcome being put down, something which perhaps goes back to my upbringing - that accusation of not being worthy which could be laid at one's door.

  • -- Paul Muldoon 保罗·马尔登

我想,不管出于什么原因,我都积极地欢迎被人贬低,这也许可以追溯到我的成长经历——一个人被指责为不值得被贬低。

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So, am I friendly with my daughter and her friends? Yes. Am I their friend? No. Does she shut the door? Yes, and I very much support the shut door.

那么,我对我女儿和她的朋友们友好吗?是的。我是他们的朋友吗?不。她关上门了吗?是的,我非常支持关着的门。

My parents gave me a strict upbringing, which at times has caused me to suffer distress but today I am grateful to them for it.

我的父母给了我严格的教育,这有时使我遭受痛苦,但今天我感谢他们。

My upbringing was absolutely not the archetypal writer's upbringing. Even, arguably, the opposite.

我的成长经历绝对不是典型作家的成长经历。甚至可以说是相反的。

If a man can... make a better mousetrap, the world will make a beaten path to his door.

如果一个男人能……做一个更好的捕鼠器,世界就会开辟一条通往自己家门口的路。

I have been accused of never saying no.

我一直被指责从不说“不”。