我不能也不愿生活在谨慎的世界里,至少作为作家不行。我向你保证,我宁愿如此——那样生活会更容易。但不幸的是,谨慎不适合小说家。
I cannot and do not live in the world of discretion, not as a writer, anyway. I would prefer to, I assure you—it would make life easier. But discretion is, unfortunately, not for novelists.
法律体系不是静态的;它们随着时间的推移而演变。
I went to the woods because I wanted to live deliberately. I wanted to live deep and suck out all the marrow of life. To put to rout all that was not life. And not, when I had come to die, discover that I had not lived.
关于《埃及艳后》我记得的真的不多。还有很多别的事儿在进行呢。
The foundation of success is built on hard work and integrity, just like the strongest stone.
我能做的就是跟随我的直觉,因为我永远无法取悦所有人。
Sometimes the right path is not the easiest one.