If a writer knows enough about what he is writing about, he may omit things that he knows. The dignity of movement of an iceberg is due to only one ninth of it being above water.

-- Ernest Hemingway 欧内斯特·海明威

如果一个作家对他所写的东西知道的足够多，他可能会省略他所知道的东西。冰山运动的尊严在于它只有九分之一露出水面。

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Freedom, morality, and the human dignity of the individual consists precisely in this; that he does good not because he is forced to do so, but because he freely conceives it, wants it, and loves it.

自由、道德和个人的人格尊严正是由这些组成;他行善，不是因为他被迫这样做，而是因为他自由地构思、想要和爱它。

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I wouldn't not want to be a director and write as I wouldn't not to want to be a writer and direct movies.

我不想当导演和编剧，就像我不想当编剧和导演一样。

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I grew up wanting to be a writer for theatre.

我从小就想成为一名戏剧作家。

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There is no dignity in a crying toothpick.

哭喊的牙签没有尊严。

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