Fiction writing, and the reading of it, and book buying, have always been the activities of a tiny minority of people, even in the most-literate societies.

  • -- Paul Theroux 保罗·泰鲁

小说写作、阅读和购书,一直都是一小部分人的活动,即使是在受教育程度最高的社会中也是如此。

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Since our complex societies are highly susceptible to interferences and accidents, they certainly offer ideal opportunities for a prompt disruption of normal activities.

由于我们复杂的社会极易受到干扰和事故的影响,它们当然为迅速中断正常活动提供了理想的机会。

What's a cult? It just means not enough people to make a minority.

什么是邪教?这只是意味着没有足够的人成为少数。

Societies can be sunk by the weight of buried ugliness.

社会可能会被埋藏在地下的丑陋所压垮。