I'd sold the book first. Actually to a paperback publisher. I had nothing. I just had the idea.

  • -- William Peter Blatty 威廉·彼得·布拉蒂

我先把书卖了。实际上是给平装本出版商的。我一无所有。我只是有个想法。

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This book is pointing the way into it for people that see it as daunting or a mystery. Some people just do it, but others need help with the mindset, permission almost to listen to themselves. Understanding how things work is the key.

这本书为那些认为它令人畏惧或神秘的人指明了道路。有些人就是这么做的,但有些人需要帮助,需要心态上的帮助,需要允许他们倾听自己。理解事物如何运作是关键。

In the book, I make the point that here we have string theory and here we have twistor theory and we don't know if either one of them is the right approach to nature.

在书中,我指出,这里我们有弦理论,这里我们有扭理论,我们不知道它们中的任何一个是否对自然是正确的。

In the game of life it's a good idea to have a few early losses, which relives you of the pressure of trying to maintain an undefeated season.

在人生的游戏中,提前输掉几场比赛是个好主意,这能让你从保持不败的压力中解脱出来。

Dressing up is inevitably a substitute for good ideas. It is no coincidence that technically inept business types are known as 'suits'.

盛装打扮不可避免地会取代好主意。在技术上无能的商业类型被称为“西装”,这并非巧合。

The great difficulty in education is to get experience out of ideas.

教育的最大困难是从思想中获得经验。

The man who strikes first admits that his ideas have given out.

第一个动手的人承认他的主意已经行不通了。