Talent was not rare; the ability to survive having it was.

  • -- Neal Stephenson 尼尔·斯蒂芬森

天赋并不罕见;拥有它的生存能力。

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My mother has rheumatoid arthritis. I don't want to lose the ability to jump up and walk across the room or move around with the energy I'm used to having. That's far more important to me than a wrinkle or two.

我妈妈得了类风湿性关节炎。我不想失去跳起来、在房间里走动的能力,也不想失去用我已经习惯了的精力四处走动的能力。这对我来说比一两个皱纹重要得多。

He must be independent and brave, and sure of himself and of the importance of his work, because if he isn't he will never survive the scorching blasts of derision that will probably greet his first efforts.

他必须独立、勇敢,对自己和自己工作的重要性有信心,因为如果他不这样做,他将永远无法经受住可能会迎接他最初努力的尖刻嘲笑。

But when you are embodied in a location, in a physical plant, in a set of people, and in a common history, that constrains your evolution and your ability to evolve in certain directions.

但是当你身在一个地方,在一个物理植物里,在一群人里,在一个共同的历史里,这就限制了你的进化和你向特定方向进化的能力。

In real life, love has to be possible. Even if it is not returned right away, love can only survive when the hope exists that you will be able to win over the person you desire.

在现实生活中,爱必须是可能的。即使没有马上得到回报,爱也只有在你有希望赢得你想要的人的时候才能存在。

If I don't die in a plane crash or something, this country has a rare opportunity to watch a great talent grow.

如果我没有死于飞机失事之类的事故,这个国家就有了一个难得的机会来见证一个伟大人才的成长。

However rare true love may be, it is less so than true friendship.

无论真爱有多珍贵,它都比不上真正的友谊。