People ask me, 'What do you do?' And I tell them I'm a writer, but always with the silent reservation, 'I am, of course, not really a writer. Hemingway was a writer.'

  • -- David Mamet 大卫·马梅

人们问我,‘你是做什么的?我告诉他们我是一名作家,但总是带着沉默的保留。海明威是个作家。”

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You have the right to remain silent. Otherwise, anything you say might be misquoted and used against you.

你有权保持沉默。否则,你说的任何话都可能被错误引用,并被用来反对你。

Some of the greatest battles will be fought within the silent chambers of your own soul.

一些最伟大的战斗将在你自己灵魂的寂静的房间里进行。

There are some people who, if they don't already know, you can't tell 'em.

有些人,如果他们不知道,你就不能告诉他们。

You can't ask me to explain the lyrics because I won't do it.

你不能让我解释歌词,因为我不会这么做。

I always say, better ask forgiveness than permission.

我总是说,请求原谅比请求许可好。

Tell them to send everything that can fly.

告诉他们把所有能飞的东西都送来。