The first lie of fiction is that the author gives some order to the chaos of life: chronological order, or whatever order the author chooses.

  • -- Isabel Allende 伊莎贝尔·阿连德

小说的第一个谎言是作者给混乱的生活安排了秩序:时间顺序,或者作者选择的任何顺序。

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There will one day spring from the brain of science a machine or force so fearful in its potentialities, so absolutely terrifying, that even man, the fighter, who will dare torture and death in order to inflict torture and death, will be appalled, and so abandon war forever.

总有一天,科学的头脑中会涌现出一种机器或一种力量,它的潜力是那么可怕,那么绝对可怕,甚至连敢于用酷刑和死亡来制造酷刑和死亡的战士,也会感到震惊,从而永远放弃战争。

I was never worried that synthesizers would replace musicians. First of all, you have to be a musician in order to make music with a synthesizer.

我从不担心合成器会取代音乐家。首先,你必须是一个音乐家,才能用合成器创作音乐。

Humour is a fine line to walk in poetry, as in fiction. I just think it's harder to write. It's harder to keep the respect of the reader too.

正如在小说中一样,幽默在诗歌中也是一条优美的线。我只是觉得它更难写。也很难保持读者的尊重。

One reason we love fiction is because stories have a comforting shape. They provide a resolution that's lacking in our regular lives.

我们喜欢小说的一个原因是故事有一个令人舒适的形状。它们提供了我们日常生活中缺乏的决心。

I have never known a novel that was good enough to be good in spite of its being adapted to the author's political views.

我从未见过一部小说,尽管根据作者的政治观点进行了改编,但仍能写得很好。

Time goes on. So whatever you're going to do, do it. Do it now. Don't wait.

时间的推移。所以无论你要做什么,一定要做。现在就做。不要等待。

Worst ideas? Me? Whatever do you mean? There are no bad ideas.

糟糕的想法?关键你什么意思?没有坏主意。

Can't deny that I want you, but I'll lie if I have to.

我不能否认我想要你,但如果有必要我会撒谎。

The Atomic Age is here to stay - but are we?

原子时代将会继续存在——但我们会吗?

I think all politicians lie.

我认为所有的政客都在撒谎。