In all honesty, at that time, I never saw myself as an author... I was just a Mom in a state of panic, trying to enter a short story contest to win the prize money in order to keep the lights on in my home.

  • -- Leslie Banks 莱斯利·班克斯

老实说,在那个时候,我从来没有把自己看作一个作家……我只是一个惊慌失措的妈妈,为了家里的灯还亮着,我试图参加一个短篇小说比赛来赢得奖金。

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Once this key conflict is eased, it will have a huge impact on the world. It will take time to find a solution. It's similar to the situation between East and the West at the time of my flight.

一旦这一关键冲突得到缓解,它将对世界产生巨大影响。找到解决办法需要时间。这和我飞行时东西方之间的情况类似。

They did that little thing on South Park, and they mentioned my name and had a character of me judging a Halloween contest. It was really funny.That made me the coolest aunt on earth.

他们在南方公园做了一件小事,他们提到了我的名字,并让我担任万圣节竞赛的评委。真的很有趣。这使我成为世界上最酷的阿姨。

Take all the time you need to heal emotionally. Moving on doesn't take a day. It takes a lot of little steps to be able to break free of your broken self.

花所有你需要的时间来治愈你的情绪。继续前进不需要一天的时间。要想从破碎的自我中挣脱出来需要很多的小步骤。

Fear cannot be banished, but it can be calm and without panic; it can be mitigated by reason and evaluation.

恐惧无法消除,但它可以平静而不恐慌;它可以通过理性和评价得到缓解。

The story grew, got way bigger than the contest rules called for, and next thing I knew I had a book.

故事越来越长,比竞赛规则要求的要大得多,然后我就知道我有了一本书。

When they tell you that you have cancer, you panic.

当他们告诉你你得了癌症时,你会感到恐慌。