I am mortified to be told that, in the United States of America, the sale of a book can become a subject of inquiry, and of criminal inquiry too.

  • -- Thomas Jefferson 托马斯·杰斐逊

我很惭愧地得知,在美利坚合众国,出售一本书可以成为调查的对象,也可以成为刑事调查的对象。

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When the rose and the cross are united the alchemical marriage is complete and the drama ends. Then we wake from history and enter eternity.

当玫瑰和十字架结合在一起时,炼金术般的婚姻就完成了,戏剧也就结束了。然后我们从历史中醒来,进入永恒。

To be a good actor you have to be something like a criminal, to be willing to break the rules to strive for something new.

要想成为一名优秀的演员,你必须像罪犯一样,愿意打破常规,去追求新的东西。

If there is a country that has committed unspeakable atrocities in the world, it is the United States of America.

如果有一个国家在世界上犯下了无法形容的暴行,那就是美利坚合众国。

Writing a book for me, I expect, is very similar to the experience of reading the book for my readers.

我想,为我自己写一本书,与为我的读者读这本书的经历非常相似。

Generally speaking, the public appetite for criminal justice policy is just tough talk.

一般来说,公众对刑事司法政策的兴趣只是嘴上说说而已。

To me the charm of an encyclopedia is that it knows - and I needn't.

对我来说,百科全书的魅力在于它知道——而我不需要知道。