At the heart of every faith system is a bargain: on one side there is the comfort that comes from a narrative that suggests human life has cosmic significance, and on the other a duty to yield to moral commands that can, in the moment, seem rather inconvenient.

  • -- Gary Hamel 哈默尔

每一种信仰体系的核心都是一笔交易:一方面,从一段说明人类生活具有宇宙意义的叙述中获得的慰藉,另一方面,人们有责任服从道德命令,而在目前看来,道德命令可能相当不方便。

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Batty as it sounds, subject and style may choose artists, through some unfathomable cosmic means. How else to explain that even artists who enjoy what they do can be perplexed or even horrified that they're doing it?

虽然听起来很古怪,但主题和风格可以通过一些深不可测的宇宙手段来选择艺术家。否则如何解释,即使是喜欢自己所做的事情的艺术家,也会对自己正在做的事情感到困惑甚至恐惧?

So much of literary sci-fi is about creating worlds that are rich and detailed and make sense at a social level. We'll create a world for people and then later present a narrative in that world.

很多文学科幻小说都是关于创造丰富、详细、在社会层面上有意义的世界。我们将为人们创造一个世界,然后在这个世界里呈现一个故事。

In all the world, there is no heart for me like yours. In all the world, there is no love for you like mine.

在这世界上,没有一颗像你这样适合我的心。世界上再也没有比我对你更好的爱了。

Sometimes there were troubles but no one can be a hero without the heart being torn open.

有时会有麻烦,但没有人可以成为一个英雄不被撕裂的心。

Artists should always think of themselves as cosmic instruments for storytelling.

艺术家应该把自己看作是讲故事的宇宙工具。

Narrative is one of the best intoxicants or tranquilizers.

叙事是最好的麻醉剂或镇静剂之一。