No poet or novelist wishes he were the only one who ever lived, but most of them wish they were the only one alive, and quite a number fondly believe their wish has been granted.

-- W. H. Auden 奥登

没有诗人或小说家希望自己是唯一活着的人，但他们中的大多数人希望自己是唯一活着的人，相当多的人天真地认为他们的愿望已经实现了。

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And I don't believe that children are innocent. In fact, no one seriously believes that. Just go to a playground and watch the kids playing in the sandbox! The romantic notion of the sweet child is simply the parents projecting their own wishes.

我不相信孩子是无辜的。事实上，没有人真的相信。去操场看看孩子们在沙箱里玩就好了!甜蜜孩子的浪漫概念仅仅是父母表达自己的愿望。

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I think that the idea that I'm writing for many more people than I ever imagined has created a certain general responsibility that is literary and political. There's even pride involved, in not wanting to fall short of what I did before.

我认为我为比我想象中更多的人写作的想法已经产生了一种文学和政治上的普遍责任。我甚至有一种自豪感，因为我不想落后于我以前所做的。

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Middle age is the time when a man is always thinking that in a week or two he will feel as good as ever.

中年时期，男人总是在想，一两周后他会感觉和以前一样好。

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I have a long-standing history of respecting artists' wishes.

我一向尊重艺术家的意愿。

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