扎迪·史密斯
多元文化文學(xué)的先鋒
The world is changed by your example, not by your opinion.
世界因你的榜樣而改變，而不是因你的觀點(diǎn)而改變。
I’m interested in the way people are forced to live double lives.
我對(duì)人們被迫過雙重生活的方式感興趣。
The only way to end racism is to stop talking about it.
People always think they’re going to write a book. They think they’re going to write a book, and then they don’t.
人們總是認(rèn)為他們會(huì)寫一本書。他們認(rèn)為他們會(huì)寫一本書，然后他們沒有。
The illusion of freedom will continue as long as it’s profitable to continue the illusion.
只要繼續(xù)這種幻覺是有利可圖的，自由的幻覺就會(huì)繼續(xù)。
We feel free when we escape – even if it be but from the frying pan to the fire.
當(dāng)我們逃脫時(shí)，我們感到自由——即使只是從煎鍋跳到火中。
Open your eyes and see what you can with them before they close forever.
睜開眼睛，在它們永遠(yuǎn)閉上之前，看看你能看到什么。
The very reason I write is so that I might not sleepwalk through my entire life.
我寫作的正是為了不讓自己在整個(gè)人生中夢(mèng)游。
Every time I write a book, every time I face that blank page, I’m convinced that I can’t do it.
每次我寫一本書，每次我面對(duì)那張空白頁(yè)，我都確信我做不到。
The past is always tense, the future perfect.
過去總是緊張的，未來(lái)是完美的。