The author himself is the best judge of his own performance; none has so deeply meditated on the subject; none is so sincerely interested in the event.

  • -- Edward Gibbon 爱德华·吉本

作者自己是对自己作品的最佳评判者;没有人对这个问题进行过如此深刻的思考;没有人对这一事件如此真诚地感兴趣。

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The test of an author is not to be found merely in the number of his phrases that pass current in the corner of newspapers... but in the number of passages that have really taken root in younger minds.

对一个作家的考验,不只是看他在报纸上发表的文章有多少……但有很多文章真正在年轻人的头脑中扎根。

So, sometimes, when I'm not happy with my performance and I have to think, I will think in English.

所以,有时候,当我对自己的表现不满意时,我不得不思考,我会用英语思考。

I used to always read with a pen in my hand, as if the author and I were in a conversation.

我过去总是手里拿着笔读书,好像我和作者在交谈。

I think the way I eat is the foundation of my performance.

我认为我的饮食方式是我表现的基础。