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I think of novels in architectural terms. You have to enter at the gate, and this gate must be constructed in such a way that the reader has immediate confidence in the strength of the building.

  • -- Ian McEwan 伊恩·麦克尤恩

我从建筑学的角度来思考小说。你必须从这扇门进去，而且这扇门的构造必须让读者立即对建筑物的强度有信心。

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People think the free market is a philosophy, they think that it is a creed. It is none of those things. Free market is a bathroom scale, it is a measuring tape, it's simply a measurement.

人们认为自由市场是一种哲学，他们认为它是一种信条。这些都不是。自由市场是一个浴室的秤，它是一个卷尺，它只是一个测量工具。

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Wondrous is the strength of cheerfulness, and its power of endurance - the cheerful man will do more in the same time, will do it; better, will preserve it longer, than the sad or sullen.

令人惊奇的是快乐的力量和它的耐力——快乐的人在同一时间内会做得更多，也会这么做;与其愁眉苦脸，不如长久保存。

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I think that what trips up a lot of great musicians is that they become involved with too many things that aren't where their strengths lie.

我认为很多伟大的音乐家之所以会犯错，是因为他们参与了太多的事情，而这些事情并不是他们的强项所在。

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Some days I think I look kind of cute, but other days I try to avoid the mirror.

有时我觉得自己看起来很可爱，但有时我会尽量避开镜子。

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