That seems to be the definition of 'novel' for me: a story that hasn't yet discovered a way to be brief.

  • -- George Saunders 山德斯

对我来说,这似乎就是“小说”的定义:一个尚未找到简洁方式的故事。

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What's an expert? I read somewhere, that the more a man knows, the more he knows, he doesn't know. So I suppose one definition of an expert would be someone who doesn't admit out loud that he knows enough about a subject to know he doesn't really know how much.

一位专家是什么?我在什么地方读到过,一个人知道的越多,他知道的越多,他不知道的越多。所以我想,专家的一个定义是,他不会大声承认自己对某一学科的了解足够多,以至于知道自己实际上不知道多少。

The novel has always been the form that incorporates other forms. For me, it has always been the ultimate medium.

小说的形式总是与其他形式相结合。对我来说,它一直是终极媒介。

Death is like an arrow that is already in flight, and your life lasts only until it reaches you.

死亡就像一支已经飞走的箭,你的生命只会持续到它到达你的身边。

The novel, for me, was an accident. I really don't consider myself a novelist.

这本小说对我来说是个意外。我真的不认为自己是个小说家。

I read everything and anything. I love books.

我什么都看,什么都看。我爱书。

For a game, you don’t need a teacher.

对于游戏,你不需要老师。