At a certain point my novels set. They set just as hard as that jam jar. And then I know they are finished.

  • -- Ivy Compton Burnett 艾维·康普顿伯内特

在某种程度上,我的小说就像果酱罐一样硬。然后我就知道一切都结束了。

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We can't just throw a switch and say Indian Point is going to be safe, we have to look long-term because it will ultimately be decommissioned and we have to work aggressively now to bring in new sources of power.

我们不能随便说印第安角核电站是安全的,我们必须着眼于长远,因为它最终会退役,我们现在必须积极工作,引进新的能源。

Try as hard as we may for perfection, the net result of our labors is an amazing variety of imperfectness. We are surprised at our own versatility in being able to fail in so many different ways.

我们尽自己最大的努力去追求完美,但最终的结果却是各种各样的不完美。我们对自己的多才多艺感到惊讶,因为我们能够以如此多的方式失败。

I want to prove a point. That point is, actors are artists, not narcissists necessarily.

我想证明一点。重点是,演员是艺术家,不一定是自恋者。

I find it hard to talk and say things, but I can always sing about them.

我发现说话和说话都很困难,但我总能唱出来。