At least half the mystery novels published violate the law that the solution, once revealed, must seem to be inevitable.

  • -- Raymond Chandler 雷蒙德·钱德勒

至少有一半的悬疑小说出版违反了这样的法律:一旦真相大白,解决之道似乎是不可避免的。

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This is the problem for which revolutionary theory has yet to find the right solution, if there is one. The difficulty is that the economic interests of the two classes are antagonistic.

这是一个革命理论还没有找到正确答案的问题,如果有的话。困难在于这两个阶级的经济利益是对立的。

All roads indeed lead to Rome, but theirs also is a more mystical destination, some bourne of which no traveller knows the name, some city, they all seem to hint, even more eternal.

条条大路通罗马,但他们的目的地也更神秘,有些目的地的名字谁也不知道,有些城市,他们似乎都在暗示,甚至更永恒。

As neither of these two great research scientists was able to find the solution to the mystery, it is small wonder that none of their contemporaries were able to do so either.

由于这两位伟大的研究科学家都未能找到这个谜团的答案,难怪他们同时代的人也无法找到答案。

The most essential gift for a good writer is a built-in, shockproof shit detector. This is the writer's radar and all great writers have had it.

对于一个好的作家来说,最重要的礼物就是一个内置的防震狗屎探测器。这是作家的雷达,所有伟大的作家都有。

Men kick friendship around like a football, but it doesn't seem to crack. Women treat it like glass and it goes to pieces.

男人把友谊像足球一样踢来踢去,但它似乎不会破裂。女人把它当玻璃一样对待,它就会破碎。

I think in some ways it's good to have at least one thing for which you could be really immortal, you know?

我认为在某种程度上,至少有一件事能让你长生不老是件好事,你知道吗?

I have some ideas on how to fix that. They're not very good ideas, but at least they're ideas!

我有一些办法来解决这个问题。它们不是很好的想法,但至少是想法!

People always seem to remember the problem and forget the solution.

人们似乎总是记住问题而忘记解决方案。

Writers really live in the mind and in hotels of the soul.

作家确实活在思想里,活在灵魂的旅馆里。

Mystery magnifies danger, as a fog the sun.

神秘会放大危险,就像太阳升起的雾气一样。