For the saddest epitaph which can be carved in memory of a vanished freedom is that it was lost because its possessors failed to stretch forth a saving hand while there was still time.

  • -- George Sutherland 乔治·萨瑟兰

因为,最悲哀的墓志铭,可以刻在记忆中一个消失的自由,是它失去了,因为它的拥有者没有伸出一只拯救之手,而仍然有时间。

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It's not an epitaph. I felt I could look back at my life and get a good story out of it. It's a picture of somebody trying to figure things out. I'm not trying to create some impression about myself. That doesn't interest me.

这不是墓志铭。我觉得我可以回顾我的生活,从中得到一个好的故事。这是一个人试图解决问题的图片。我不是想给自己留下什么印象。我对此不感兴趣。

I try not to worry about rewriting books that worked well the first time. I'm too busy writing new books to worry about things that are already in print.

我尽量不去担心第一次写得好的书会被改写。我忙着写新书,无暇顾及已经出版的东西。

Do you ever think if people heard our conversations they'd lock us up? All the time.

你有没有想过如果人们听到我们的谈话,他们会把我们关起来? 所有的时间。

I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.

我不同意你说的话,但是我愿意誓死捍卫你说话的权利。

Liberty cannot be preserved without general knowledge among the people.

没有人民的普遍知识,自由就不能得到维护。

Epitaph for a dead waiter - God finally caught his eye.

一位死去的侍者的墓志铭——上帝终于引起了他的注意。