理查德·福特
精準(zhǔn)描繪美國(guó)中產(chǎn)階級(jí)生活
It's a terrible thing to be alone—yes it is—but it's also terrible to be with people and still feel alone.
孤獨(dú)是可怕的——確實(shí)如此——但與人在一起仍然感到孤獨(dú)也同樣可怕。
The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.
理解變化的唯一方法是投入其中，隨之而動(dòng)，加入舞蹈。
Time is what keeps everything from happening at once.
時(shí)間阻止了一切同時(shí)發(fā)生。
We don't ever let go of anything, we just go on to the next thing.
我們從未放下任何事，我們只是繼續(xù)下一件事。
The world is almost peaceful when you stop trying to understand it.
當(dāng)你不再試圖理解這個(gè)世界時(shí)，它幾乎就是和平的。
Loneliness is the poverty of self; solitude is the richness of self.
孤獨(dú)是自我的貧乏；獨(dú)處是自我的豐富。
You don't have to have a reason to love somebody.
愛(ài)一個(gè)人不需要理由。
The past is always tense, the future perfect.
過(guò)去總是緊張的，未來(lái)才是完美的。
It's not the writer's job to tell you how to feel. It's the writer's job to tell you something and make you feel it.
作家的任務(wù)不是告訴你該如何感受，而是告訴你一些事情并讓你感受到它。
Writing is the only thing I've ever done with persistence, except for being married.
寫(xiě)作是我唯一堅(jiān)持做過(guò)的事情，除了結(jié)婚。