I keep one simple rule that I only move in one direction - I write the book straight through from beginning to end. By following time's arrow, I keep myself sane.

  • -- Jonathan Lethem 作者

我有一个简单的原则,我只朝一个方向前进——我从头到尾写这本书。跟随时间之箭,我让自己保持清醒。

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As I approve of a youth that has something of the old man in him, so I am no less pleased with an old man that has something of the youth. He that follows this rule may be old in body, but can never be so in mind.

正如我赞同一个年轻人身上有一点老人的气质一样,我对一个老人身上有一点年轻人的气质也同样感到高兴。遵守这条规则的人,身体可能会变老,但思想永远不会变老。

Man was so created by the Lord as to be able while living in the body to speak with spirits and angels, as in fact was done in the most ancient times; for, being a spirit clothed with a body, he is one with them.

人是主所造的,能在活着的时候,与灵和天使说话,正如上古所行的。因为他既是一个穿著身子的灵,就与他们成为一了。

Of course, with the increasing number of aeroplanes one gains increased opportunities for shooting down one's enemies, but at the same time, the possibility of being shot down one's self increases.

当然,随着飞机数量的增加,击落敌人的机会也增加了,但与此同时,击落自己的可能性也增加了。

The fact is, society is made more hospitable by every individual who acts as if 'do unto others' really was a rule.

事实是,如果每个人都把“善待他人”当成一种规则,那么社会就会变得更加友好。