After decades spent in rewrite rooms surrounded by other shouting writers, I discovered that I work best alone. I like being in charge of my time, working out the problems according to my own rhythms and being able to nap. That's a big one, the napping on demand!

  • -- Maria Semple 玛丽亚·塞姆普

几十年来,我一直呆在写作室里,周围都是大喊大叫的作家。我喜欢掌控自己的时间,根据自己的节奏来解决问题,还喜欢午睡。这是个大问题,按需小睡!

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There's less critical thinking going on in this country on a Main Street level - forget about the media - than ever before. We've never needed people to think more critically than now, and they've taken a big nap.

在这个国家,普通民众的批判性思维比以往任何时候都要少,更别提媒体了。我们从来没有像现在这样需要人们进行更批判性的思考,他们已经睡了个大觉。

It's definitely a struggle to prove yourself just as a good human being. I'm so proud of who I am and what I've become, the morals I have, and the people that I'm surrounded by.

这绝对是一场证明自己是一个好人的斗争。我为自己感到骄傲,为自己的成就感到骄傲,为自己的道德观感到骄傲,为周围的人感到骄傲。

I am a total loser, in every aspect of my life. I rarely go out. I have a great family and we spend all our time together. I work hard and play hard with them.

在生活的各个方面,我都是一个彻底的失败者。我很少出去。我有一个伟大的家庭,我们所有的时间都在一起。我努力工作,和他们玩得很开心。

Once you have power, you are inevitably surrounded by people who have their own agendas and will tell you whatever advances them.

一旦你拥有了权力,你不可避免地会被一些人包围,他们有自己的计划,会告诉你他们的任何进展。

So many people are walking around looking so grim all the time. I just never understand why.

这么多人走来走去,看起来总是那么阴沉。我就是不明白为什么。

I have a hard time getting past the day without the nap, so the nap is a must.

我很难度过没有午睡的一天,所以午睡是必须的。