Novelists have to be adept at controlling the flow of information, and, most crucially, they have to be in charge of the narrative.

  • -- Ian McEwan 伊恩·麦克尤恩

小说家必须善于控制信息的流动,最重要的是,他们必须负责叙事。

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It was always my dream to be a director. A lot of it had to do with controlling my own destiny, because as a young actor you feel at everyone's disposal. But I wanted to become a leader in the business.

当导演一直是我的梦想。这在很大程度上与控制我自己的命运有关,因为作为一个年轻的演员,你觉得每个人都可以为所欲为。但我想成为这个行业的领导者。

When, in the third book, we do learn the identity of the Blue Rose murderer, the information comes in a muted, nearly off-hand manner, and the man has died long before.

在第三本书中,当我们得知蓝玫瑰杀手的身份时,信息以一种沉默的、几乎是不加思索的方式出现,而这个人早已去世。

The culture's problem lies above all in the belief that controlling and abusing the natural world is justifiable.

文化的问题首先在于相信控制和滥用自然世界是合理的。

People who want alternative information have to try so hard to find it.

想要其他信息的人必须非常努力地去寻找。