He who lives in the single exercise of his mental faculties, however usefully or curiously directed, is equally an imperfect animal with the man who knows only the exercise of muscles.

  • -- Frances Wright 弗朗西丝·莱特

一个人如果只运用他的一种智力,不管这种智力的运用是多么有用,是多么奇特,那么他和一个只知道运用肌肉的人一样,都是一种不完美的动物。

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A rock pile ceases to be a rock pile the moment a single man contemplates it, bearing within him the image of a cathedral.

当一个人凝视着石堆时,它就不再是石堆了,在他的心中有一座大教堂的形象。

I always find beauty in things that are odd and imperfect - they are much more interesting.

我总是在奇怪和不完美的事物中发现美——它们更有趣。

When I'm on the road, I'll break my exercise into a cardio session and a weights session.

当我在路上的时候,我会把我的运动分成有氧运动和举重运动。

Imperfections equal beauty. We're all imperfect.

缺陷等于美丽。我们都是不完美的。

I don't mind being single. In fact, I like it.

我不介意单身。事实上,我喜欢它。

Motherhood has been an exercise in guilt.

做母亲一直是一种内疚的练习。