約翰·班維爾
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To write is to make a pact with silence.
寫作是與沉默達(dá)成協(xié)議。
The present is a point just passed.
現(xiàn)在是一個(gè)剛剛過去的點(diǎn)。
We live in a world of shadows, and we ourselves are shadows.
我們生活在一個(gè)影子的世界里，我們自己也是影子。
To be human is to be in the world, and to be in the world is to be in time.
成為人類就是在世界中存在，而在世界中存在就是在時(shí)間中存在。
We are all potential fossils waiting to be uncovered.
我們都是等待被發(fā)掘的潛在化石。
The past beats inside me like a second heart.
We are all haunted by the ghosts of our past.
我們都被過去的幽靈所困擾。
The past is never dead. It's not even past.
過去從未死去。它甚至還沒有過去。
The future is just a fucking concept we use to avoid the present.
未來只是一個(gè)我們用來逃避現(xiàn)在的概念。
The present is the point at which time touches eternity.
現(xiàn)在是時(shí)間觸及永恒的點(diǎn)。
We live in a world where the past is always present.