The first sentence of every novel should be: Trust me, this will take time but there is order here, very faint, very human. Meander if you want to get to town.

  • -- Michael Ondaatje 迈克尔·翁达杰

每本小说的第一句话都应该是:相信我,这需要时间,但这里有秩序,很模糊,很人性化。如果你想进城的话,就溜达溜达吧。

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I don't want to let my life as a woman pass me by. There's a time to work, there's a time to be young and crazy, and there should be a time to enjoy motherhood. I'm actually looking forward to that.

我不想让我作为一个女人的生命与我擦肩而过。有工作的时候,有年轻和疯狂的时候,也应该有享受做母亲的时候。我真的很期待。

I have done what people do, my life makes a reasonable showing. Can I go back to my books now?

我做过的人都做过,我的人生做出了合理的展示。我现在可以回去看书了吗?

Every new book we read in our brief and busy lives means that a classic is left unread.

我们在短暂而忙碌的生活中读到的每一本新书,都意味着一本经典没有读。

Give time time.

给时间一些时间。