It is inaccurate to say that I hate everything. I am strongly in favor of common sense, common honesty, and common decency. This makes me forever ineligible for public office.

  • -- H. L. Mencken 门肯

说我讨厌一切是不准确的。我强烈赞成常识、诚实和正派。这使我永远没有资格担任公职。

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A common misperception of me is... that I am a tough, rough northerner, which I suppose I am really. But I'm pretty mild-mannered most of the time. It's the parts that you play I guess. I don't mind it. I'm not a tough guy. I'd like to act as a fair, easy-going, kind man at some point.

对我的普遍误解是……我是一个坚强、粗野的北方人,我想我确实是。但是我大部分时间都很有礼貌。我猜是你扮演的角色。我不介意。我不是个硬汉。从某种意义上说,我想做一个公正、随和、善良的人。

Let us beware of common folk, of common sense, of sentiment, of inspiration, and of the obvious.

让我们警惕普通人,警惕常识,警惕情感,警惕灵感,警惕显而易见的东西。

I was forever reading outside of the field as well as in it.

我总是在阅读领域之外的书籍。