When the third appeared, he thrust at it with the knife, only to feel the blade[刀片] snap as the fish rolled. 

All human errors are impatience, a premature breaking off of methodical procedure, an apparent fencing-in of what is apparently at issue.

书写一生就是给予它第二次机会。

人们往往认为，现在的政客比过去的政客要糟糕得多。但我们往往忘记了过去的政客有多糟糕。

I know that the appearance of Los Angeles at four o 'clock in the morning every day.

真实不再真实。