The little words in the Republic of Letters, like the little folks in a nation, are the most useful and significant.

  • -- Samuel Richardson 塞缪尔·理查森

文坛里的小字,就像一个国家里的小人物一样,是最有用、最有意义的。

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People would write me hate letters. How dare I try to represent Hispanics when I was so white? I tried to make them see it was racism.

人们会给我写恐吓信。当我还是白人的时候,我怎么敢代表西班牙裔呢?我试图让他们明白这是种族歧视。

All these primary impulses, not easily described in words, are the springs of man's actions.

所有这些原始的冲动都是人类行为的源泉,不容易用语言来描述。

Don't be afraid to say what you feel. The mind is powerful but uses words as fuel.

不要害怕说出你的感受。思想是强大的,但它把语言当作燃料。

No texting. What happens then? Good old-fashioned letters.

不发短信。然后会发生什么呢?老式的信件。