The magician and the politician have much in common: they both have to draw our attention away from what they are really doing.

  • -- Ben Okri 本·奥克里

魔术师和政客有很多共同点:他们都必须把我们的注意力从他们真正在做的事情上转移开。

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A man may speak very well in the House of Commons, and fail very completely in the House of Lords. There are two distinct styles requisite: I intend, in the course of my career, if I have time, to give a specimen of both.

一个人在下议院可能说得很好,但在上议院却可能完全失败。有两种截然不同的风格是必不可少的:在我的职业生涯中,如果我有时间,我打算把这两种风格都举一个例子。

There's always going to be comparisons, and that's unavoidable. There are people out there who feel I hit my peak with Magician and have gone downhill since.

总会有比较,这是不可避免的。有些人觉得我在魔术师的帮助下达到了自己的巅峰,然后就走下坡路了。

A magician is strong because he feels pain. He feels the difference between what the world is and what he would make of it.

魔术师之所以强大,是因为他能感觉到痛苦。他感觉到这个世界是什么样子的,以及他将如何看待这个世界。

Common sense is very uncommon.

常识是很不寻常的。