美国作家语录（二十三）

美国作家语录（二十三）

I've always made a point of not wasting my life, and every time I come back here I know that all I've done is to waste my life.

我一向是坚持不虚度一生的，可是一回来我就懂了，我所做的一切都是虚度一生。

——阿瑟•米勒《推销员之死》

Cleave not to faith when faith brings blood.

信仰如果带来了鲜血，就不要再坚信那种信仰。

——阿瑟•米勒《萨勒姆的女巫》

Do not, under any circumstances, belittle a work of fiction by trying to turn it into a carbon copy of real life; what we search for in fiction is not so much reality but the epiphany of truth.

无论是什么情况，千万别把小说当成现实人生的翻版，而小看了它；我们在小说中探求的并非现实，而是真相的顿悟。

——阿扎尔•纳菲西《在德黑兰读洛丽塔》

The best fiction always forced us to question what we took for granted. It questioned traditions and expectations when they seemed to be immutable.

最优秀的小说总是逼我们质疑平常被我们视为理所当然之事，质疑看似不可改变的传统与期待。

——阿扎尔•纳菲西《在德黑兰读洛丽塔》

When given the choice between being right or being kind , choose kind.

如果要在正确和善良中做出选择，请选择善良。

——R•J•帕拉西奥《奇迹男孩》

Your deeds are your monuments.

你的行为，是你的纪念碑。

——R•J•帕拉西奥《奇迹男孩》

Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.

做你自己，说出你的感受，因为那些介意的人对你不重要，而对你重要的人不会介意。

——苏斯博士

Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened.

莫因其终结而泣，宜为发生过而笑。

——苏斯博士