A child's appetite for new toys appeal to the desire for ownership and appropriation: the appeal of toys comes to lie not in their use but in their status as possessions.

  • -- Christopher Lasch 克里斯托弗.拉什

孩子对新玩具的兴趣吸引了他们对拥有和占有的渴望:玩具的吸引力不在于它们的用途,而在于它们作为财产的地位。

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Beauty must appeal to the senses, must provide us with immediate enjoyment, must impress us or insinuate itself into us without any effort on our part.

美必须吸引我们的感官,必须为我们提供即时的享受,必须给我们留下深刻的印象,或者毫不费力地潜移默化地融入我们。

Courage is almost a contradiction in terms. It means a strong desire to live taking the form of a readiness to die.

勇气几乎是一种矛盾。它意味着一种强烈的求生欲望,表现为随时准备死去。

We cannot appeal to the conscience of the world when our own conscience is asleep.

当我们自己的良心睡着的时候,我们不能求助于世界的良心。

It's always nice being wanted. Even if it's by the wrong person.

被需要总是好的。即使它是由错误的人。