Be not content with the best book; seek sidelights from the others; have no favourites.

  • -- John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton 阿克顿

不要满足于最好的书;从别人身上寻找闪光点;没有最喜欢的。

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I'd never really been content with just churning out these slim volumes every three or four years. I've always tried to think of poetry as an active ingredient in the language rather than just something that appears between the covers of thin books.

我从来都不满足于每三四年就写这么一本薄薄的书。我一直试图把诗歌看作是语言中的一种活跃成分,而不仅仅是出现在薄书封面之间的东西。

I love graphic design. I love working with design, and I love storytelling, so I've been working on a children's book for a while, and I'd like to see that through.

我喜欢平面设计。我喜欢和设计打交道,我喜欢讲故事,所以我已经写了一段时间的儿童读物,我想把它读完。

There may yet be another Watergate book. I have thought a book about the aftermath of Watergate and its impact could be done, perhaps by me or someone else.

也许还有另一本水门事件的书。我曾想过写一本关于水门事件余波及其影响的书,或许由我或其他人来完成。

Happiness is a byproduct of function, purpose, and conflict; those who seek happiness for itself seek victory without war.

幸福是功能、目标和冲突的副产品;为自己寻求幸福的人,是在寻求没有战争的胜利。

Artists who seek perfection in everything are those who cannot attain it in anything.

在任何事情上追求完美的艺术家,在任何事情上都无法达到完美。

While you are experimenting, do not remain content with the surface of things.

当你在做实验的时候,不要满足于表面。