I am convinced that, except in a few extraordinary cases, one form or another of an unhappy childhood is essential to the formation of exceptional gifts.

  • -- Thornton Wilder 桑顿·怀尔德

我深信,除了少数特殊的情况外,不幸童年的某种形式或另一种形式,对特殊天赋的形成至关重要。

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My mother was a very literate person who had educated herself. She had an exceptional vocabulary.

我母亲是一个受过良好教育的人。她有非凡的词汇量。

There is no such thing as a long piece of work, except one that you dare not start.

没有一件事是漫长的,只有一件事是你不敢开始的。

You draw on your own childhood every time you tee it up as an actor.

每次你把自己的童年装扮成一个演员的时候,你都在描绘它。

I'm not happy when I'm writing, but I'm more unhappy when I'm not.

当我写作的时候我不快乐,但当我不快乐的时候我更不快乐。

Except our own thoughts, there is nothing absolutely in our power.

除了我们自己的思想,没有什么是绝对在我们的力量范围之内的。

Vitality is radiated from exceptional art and architecture.

非凡的艺术和建筑散发出活力。

My childhood wasn't full of wonderful culinary memories.

我的童年并没有太多关于美食的美好回忆。

I really didn't consider myself happy or unhappy.

我真的不认为自己快乐或不快乐。