The classics are only primitive literature. They belong to the same class as primitive machinery and primitive music and primitive medicine.

  • -- Stephen Leacock 李柯克

经典只是原始文学。它们与原始机械、原始音乐和原始医学属于同一类。

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Every neurosis is a primitive form of legal proceeding in which the accused carries on the prosecution, imposes judgment and executes the sentence: all to the end that someone else should not perform the same process.

每一种神经症都是一种原始的法律程序,在这种程序中,被告进行起诉,作出判决并执行判决:所有这些都是为了不让其他人执行同样的程序。

Every man's work, whether it be literature or music or pictures or anything else, is always a portrait of himself, and the more he tries to conceal himself the more clearly will his character appear in spite of him.

每个人的工作,无论是文学、音乐、绘画还是其他任何工作,都是自己的一幅画像,他越想隐藏自己,他的性格就越会在不顾自己的情况下清晰地显现出来。

Shows were very different then - even as the headliner we did a very short set by today's standards and sound systems were really primitive. But the girls made it all worthwhile!

当时的节目非常不同,即使是作为头条,我们也做了一个非常短的设置,以今天的标准和音响系统是非常原始的。但女孩们让这一切都值得!

I tell myself it does not matter what one reads favorite authors, particular themes as long as we read something. It is not even important to own the books.

我告诉自己,一个人读什么并不重要,重要的是我们读了什么。拥有这些书并不重要。

The presence of the Lord destroys a life of struggle. You will struggle until you encounter his presence.

上帝的存在摧毁了挣扎的生活。你会挣扎直到你遇见他的存在。

The rest, called literature, is a dossier of human imbecility for the guidance of future professors.

其余的,称为文学,是人类愚蠢的卷宗,供未来的教授参考。

When I write a book, I'm making it the best book I can.

当我写一本书的时候,我把它变成我能写的最好的书。

I wrote a few children's books... not on purpose.

我写了几本儿童读物……不是故意的。