I think there ought to be a club in which preachers and journalists could come together and have the sentimentalism of the one matched with the cynicism of the other. That ought to bring them pretty close to the truth.

  • -- Reinhold Niebuhr 莱茵霍尔德·尼布赫

我认为应该有这样一个俱乐部,牧师和记者可以聚在一起,一个人的多愁善感与另一个人的愤世嫉俗相匹配。这应该能让他们更接近事实。

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You know what the critics are. If you tell the truth they only say you're cynical and it does an author no good to get a reputation for cynicism.

你知道批评家是什么。如果你说的是实话,他们只会说你愤世嫉俗,这对一个以愤世嫉俗著称的作家没有任何好处。

I've always been aware of having feelings that were pretty intense at times. I imagine most people have had that, or they wouldn't be human.

我一直意识到有时会有非常强烈的感觉。我想大多数人都有过这样的经历,否则他们就不是人了。

I think if something resonates, even if it's surreal, it's because it is relatable and I think that that's a core issue for me.

我认为,如果某件事能引起共鸣,即使它是超现实的,那是因为它是可关联的,我认为这对我来说是一个核心问题。

I have tried to be as eclectic as I possibly can with my professional life, and so far it's been pretty fun.

在我的职业生涯中,我尽量做到兼收并蓄,到目前为止,我的职业生涯非常有趣。

A cynic seeks only to expose falsehood; a truth-seeker, to eradicate it.

愤世嫉俗者只寻求揭露谎言;一个寻求真理的人,去消灭它。

I was raised to think cursing makes you look unintelligent.

我从小就认为咒骂会让你看起来不聪明。