The philosopher in the bedroom is as ludicrous a figure as the philosopher in the nightclub.
卧室里的哲学家与夜总会里的哲学家一样荒谬滑稽。
He had a way of looking at her that made her feel like the only person in the room.
"It has always seemed strange to me... the things we admire in men, kindness and generosity, openness, honesty, understanding and feeling, are the concomitants of failure in our system. And those traits we detest, sharpness, greed, acquisitiveness, meanness, egotism and self-interest, are the traits of success."