詞語有重量,而故事有引力。
"Words have weight, and stories have gravity."
我清晰地記得接下來發(fā)生了什么,而那是我意料之外的。我本期待著小聰明和算術技巧能贏得掌聲,但那并沒有發(fā)生。相反,我的祖母哭泣起來。我的祖父之前一直在默默開車,把車停在了路邊,走下車來,打開了我的車門,等著我跟他下車。我惹麻煩了嗎?我的祖父是一個智慧而安靜的人。他從來沒有對我說過嚴厲的話,難道這會是第一次?還是他會讓我回到車上跟祖母道歉?我以前從未遇到過這種狀況,因而也無從知曉會有什么后果發(fā)生。我們在房車旁停下來。祖父注視著我,沉默片刻,然后輕輕地、平靜地說:"杰夫,有一天你會明白,善良比聰明更難。"
In mathematics, the journey is often more important than the destination.
Memory is the only paradise from which we cannot be expelled.
每個故事都是一顆種子。種下它,看著它成長。
"Every man is the hero of his own story."
We don't inherit the earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children.