J·M·庫切
兩次獲得布克獎(jiǎng)的南非作家
唯一真正的知識是自知之明。
The truth is, we are all exiles.
真相是，我們都是流亡者。
The world is full of stories, but the stories are all one.
To be a father is to be condemned to watch your child grow up.
做父親就是被詛咒著看你的孩子長大。
The only true thoughts are those which do not understand themselves.
唯一真實(shí)的思想是那些不理解自身的思想。
We are all born with a certain inheritance of guilt.
我們都帶著某種與生俱來的罪惡感出生。
The truth is not always beautiful, nor beautiful words the truth.
真相并不總是美麗的，美麗的言辭也不總是真相。
Writing is not about communicating, it's about thinking.
寫作不是為了交流，而是為了思考。
The real heroes are the ones who have the courage to say no.
真正的英雄是有勇氣說"不"的人。
The mind is a place of its own which in itself can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven.
心靈自有其天地，能把天堂變地獄，把地獄變天堂。
The only power is the power to say no.
唯一的力量就是說"不"的力量。