The myths connected with individual sanctuaries and ceremonies were merely part of the apparatus of the worship; they served to excite the fancy and sustain the interest of the worshipper... no one cared what he believed about its origin.

  • -- William Robertson Smith 威廉·罗伯逊·史密斯

与个人圣殿和仪式有关的神话只是崇拜的一部分;它们的作用是激发幻想,维持崇拜者的兴趣。没有人关心他相信它的起源。

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I am saddened by how people treat one another and how we are so shut off from one another and how we judge one another, when the truth is, we are all one connected thing. We are all from the same exact molecules.

我为人们如何对待彼此、我们如何彼此隔绝、我们如何评判他人而感到悲哀,而事实是,我们都是一体的。我们都来自相同的分子。

The whole image thing gets in the way. Then there are the guys that it excites them and it's what draws them to me. But I don't know whether they would care for me if I didn't have this image.

整个形象问题都成为阻碍。然后是那些让他们兴奋的人,这就是吸引他们的地方。但我不知道如果我没有这张照片他们是否会关心我。

I never expected I would be connected to the Alpha male as some kind of ancillary object, and to this day it mystifies me.

我从来没有想过自己会以某种附属物的身份与雄性领袖联系在一起,直到今天,这仍然让我感到困惑。

Forbidden pleasures alone are loved immoderately; when lawful, they do not excite desire.

只有被禁止的快乐才被无节制地爱着;当合法时,它们不会激起欲望。

I think in any form of acting, you're always well served if you've done theater.

我认为在任何形式的表演中,如果你演过戏剧,你总会得到很好的服务。