A lot of our assumptions of the world are fairly cynical, fairly negative, and assume the worst. What our reading tastes show - in this rush to fantasy, romance, whatever - is that we actually still want to believe in a world of possibility, in a world of mystery.

  • -- Deborah Harkness 黛博拉·哈克尼斯

我们对世界的许多假设都是相当愤世嫉俗、相当消极的,而且都是假设最坏的情况。我们的阅读品味表明——在这种对幻想、浪漫等的狂热追求中——我们实际上仍然希望相信一个充满可能性的世界,一个充满神秘的世界。

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If you want to be negative about the whole thing you can say all guitar bands after the Beatles were just a waste of time because the Beatles were the best. I think it's far better to give new records a try.

如果你想对整件事持否定态度,你可以说甲壳虫乐队之后的所有吉他乐队都是在浪费时间,因为甲壳虫乐队是最棒的。我认为尝试一下新唱片会好得多。

A lot of times people look at the negative side of what they feel they can't do. I always look on the positive side of what I can do.

很多时候,人们看到的是他们觉得自己做不到的事情的消极一面。我总是看到我所能做的积极的一面。

You're in a movie because you're appealing and because you represent the aspiration, the fantasy, the ideal.

你在电影里,因为你很吸引人,因为你代表着渴望、幻想和理想。

As a kid, I loved any fantasy.

小时候,我喜欢幻想。