Every time that I write a novel I am convinced for at least two years that it is the last one, because a novel is like a child. It takes two years after its birth. You have to take care of it. It starts walking, and then speaking.

  • -- Umberto Eco 乌姆贝托生态

每次我写小说的时候,我都至少有两年的时间确信这是最后一部,因为小说就像一个孩子。它在出生后两年。你必须照顾好它。它开始走路,然后说话。

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Every time I flicked channels, there I was, talking. I was talking too much and writing too little. So Naomi and I went to Hawaii. The phone was cut off and we lost touch. This gave me the chance to have a good think about my life.

每次我打开电视,我都在那里聊天。我说得太多,写得太少。所以我和娜奥米去了夏威夷。电话被切断了,我们失去了联系。这让我有机会好好思考我的生活。

Series of syllables which have been learned by heart, forgotten, and learned anew must be similar as to their inner conditions at the times when they can be recited.

背诵、遗忘、再学习的一系列音节必须与它们可以背诵时的内在条件相似。

Your birth is a mistake you'll spend your whole life trying to correct.

你的出生是个错误,你会用一生的时间去纠正它。

Great birth is a very poor dish at table.

出身高贵是餐桌上一道很差劲的菜。