A man may fulfill the object of his existence by asking a question he cannot answer, and attempting a task he cannot achieve.

  • -- Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. 小奥利弗·温德尔·霍姆斯

一个人可以通过问一个他无法回答的问题和尝试一个他无法完成的任务来实现他存在的目的。

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You must be absolutely honest and true in the depicting of a totem for meaning is attached to every line. You must be most particular about detail and proportion.

你必须绝对诚实和真实的描绘图腾的意义是附加在每一行。你必须非常注重细节和比例。

I want people to come away from my book with questions. Questions about virtue and goodness. Not answers.

我希望人们带着问题离开我的书。关于美德和善良的问题。没有答案。

Being honest to someone's face doesn't mean squat if  you end up lying behind their back.

对别人的脸诚实并不意味着你要蹲着,如果你最终躺在他们背后。

All that non-fiction can do is answer questions. It's fiction's business to ask them.

非小说类作品所能做的就是回答问题。问他们是小说的事。