消灭一个民族的第一步是抹去它的记忆。摧毁它的书籍,它的文化,它的历史。然后让某人写新书,制造新文化,发明新历史。不久之后,这个民族就会开始忘记它是什么以及它曾经是什么。
The first step in liquidating a people is to erase its memory. Destroy its books, its culture, its history. Then have somebody write new books, manufacture a new culture, invent a new history. Before long the nation will begin to forget what it is and what it was.
Writing is a way of making sense of the world.
写作是理解世界的一种方式。
We are all born mad. Some remain so.
我们生来都是疯子。有些人一直如此。
可持续性不仅仅是植树造林;而是确保我们今天采取的每一个行动都不会损害未来。
Sustainability is not just about planting trees; it's about ensuring that every action we take today doesn't compromise the future.
小说是生成意义的机器。
The novel is a machine for generating meaning.
"语言是来自外太空的病毒。"
"Language is a virus from outer space."