Things were easier for the old novelists who saw people all of a piece. Speaking generally, their heroes were good through and through, their villains wholly bad.

  • -- W. Somerset Maugham 威廉·萨默塞特·毛姆

对那些把人看成一体的老小说家来说,事情要容易得多。总的来说,他们的英雄是彻头彻尾的好人,他们的坏人则是彻头彻尾的坏人。

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As much as I converse with sages and heroes, they have very little of my love and admiration. I long for rural and domestic scene, for the warbling of birds and the prattling of my children.

尽管我与圣人和英雄交谈得很多,但他们很少有我的爱和钦佩。我渴望乡村和家庭的景色,渴望鸟鸣和孩子们的闲聊。

I'm no hero. Heroes don't come back. Survivors return home. Heroes never come home. If anyone thinks I'm a hero, I'm not.

我不是英雄。英雄不会回来。幸存者回家。英雄从不回家。如果有人认为我是英雄,我不是。

But you see, I have played more good guys than I have played villains.

但你看,我演的好人比坏人多。

I think the best romantic comedies don't have villains.

我认为最好的浪漫喜剧没有坏人。