Is the writer a prophet or priest - does he show the truth or serve the truth?

作者是先知还是祭司——他是在显示真理还是在侍奉真理?

Isn't strength the ability to renounce every lie in your heart.

力量不是放弃心中每一个谎言的能力。

It always amuses me that the biggest praise for my work comes for the imagination, while the truth is that there's not a single line in all my work that does not have a basis in reality. The problem is that Caribbean reality resembles the wildest imagination.

让我感到好笑的是，对我作品的最大褒奖来自于想象力，而事实是，在我所有的作品中，没有哪一行是没有现实基础的。问题是，加勒比地区的现实就像最狂野的想象。

It always seems as though the definition of love will remain debatable by an opinionated world.

在这个固执己见的世界里，对爱的定义似乎总是存在争议。

It becomes more necessary to see the truth as it is if you realize that the only vehicle for change are these people who have lost their personality.

如果你意识到改变的唯一载体是那些失去个性的人，那么更有必要看清真相。

It contains a misleading impression, not a lie. It was being economical with the truth.

它包含误导的印象，而不是谎言。那就是对事实守口如瓶。

It does not require many words to speak the truth.

说真话不需要太多的言语。

It doesn't really matter who said it - it's so obviously true. Before you can write anything, you have to notice something.

谁说的并不重要——这是千真万确的。在你写任何东西之前，你必须注意到一些东西。

It frightens me, the awful truth, of how sweet life can be.

生活是多么甜蜜，这一可怕的事实使我感到害怕。

It has been said, 'the truth will make men free.' The truth alone has never made anyone free. It is only doubt which will bring mental emancipation.

有人说:‘真理使人自由。“只有真相永远不会让任何人获得自由。只有怀疑才会带来精神上的解放。

It is a fool's prerogative to utter truths that no one else will speak.

说出别人不会说的真理是蠢人的特权。

It is a melancholy truth that even great men have their poor relations.

即使是伟人也有穷亲戚，这是一个令人悲哀的事实。

It is a puzzling thing. The truth knocks on the door and you say, "Go away, I'm looking for the truth," and so it goes away. Puzzling.

这是一件令人费解的事。真理敲门，你说:“走开，我在寻找真理。”令人费解。

It is a simple but sometimes forgotten truth that the greatest enemy to present joy and high hopes is the cultivation of retrospective bitterness.

这是一个简单但有时被遗忘的事实，即当前快乐和远大希望的最大敌人是对过去痛苦的培养。

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a fairy in possession of a good appetite must be in want of pie.

这是一个举世公认的真理，拥有一个好胃口的仙女一定是缺少派。