0607 读纽约客
Talk regarding the subject is far from verboten; indeed, it is often celebrated as a means to a greater end, notably in Silicon Valley, where “fail fast, fail often” is basically a mantra.
verboten 禁止的，严禁的
mantra 咒语；颂歌；圣歌
No doubt, economic circumstances play a role in the pessimism and fear evident in each country.
Removing the stigma of failure would be a step in this direction.
“How do you manage to keep a work-life balance?”
advice for young writers
While I, unlike that biographer, am an artesian font of utilitarian suggestions, I can now see that being asked to comment on young brilliance is an explicit invitation to pomposity.
The worst mistake anyone can make is to perceive anyone else as lesser. The deeper you look into other souls—and writing is primarily an exercise in doing just that—the clearer people’s inherent dignity becomes.
So I would like to be young again—for the obvious dermatological advantages, and because I would like to recapture who I was before the clutter of experience made me a bit more sagacious and exhausted.
But the middle is as joyous as enduring love.
To know more is simply a matter of industry; to accept what you will never know is trickier. The belief that questions are precious whether or not they have answers is the hallmark of a mature writer, not the naïve blessing of a beginner.
Much press redounds to hate speech, which can instigate destruction.
redound 有助益
instigate 进行，发起
To hate hatred is too abstract for men and women; that is the job of the angels. To hate the language of hatred is well within our powers. Learn that selective vitriol.
vitriol 辛辣的批评
As you ripen, you’ll notice that time is the weirdest thing in the world, that these surprises are relentless, and that getting older is not a stroll but an ambush.（呵呵，）
I used to say that my books were my children, but now that I have actual children I’ve found that books are by comparison rather pliable and accommodating, if somewhat less affectionate.
pliable 易弯的，易摆布的
and my ignorance of what was to come engendered a paralytic sadness that has turned out to be irrelevant.（最终无关的悲伤）
All I know for sure is that those twenty-six shapes are what we have to defend our liberty and sustain our hope.（又上升了）
verboten 禁止的，严禁的
mantra 咒语；颂歌；圣歌
No doubt, economic circumstances play a role in the pessimism and fear evident in each country.
Removing the stigma of failure would be a step in this direction.
“How do you manage to keep a work-life balance?”
advice for young writers
While I, unlike that biographer, am an artesian font of utilitarian suggestions, I can now see that being asked to comment on young brilliance is an explicit invitation to pomposity.
The worst mistake anyone can make is to perceive anyone else as lesser. The deeper you look into other souls—and writing is primarily an exercise in doing just that—the clearer people’s inherent dignity becomes.
So I would like to be young again—for the obvious dermatological advantages, and because I would like to recapture who I was before the clutter of experience made me a bit more sagacious and exhausted.
But the middle is as joyous as enduring love.
To know more is simply a matter of industry; to accept what you will never know is trickier. The belief that questions are precious whether or not they have answers is the hallmark of a mature writer, not the naïve blessing of a beginner.
Much press redounds to hate speech, which can instigate destruction.
redound 有助益
instigate 进行，发起
To hate hatred is too abstract for men and women; that is the job of the angels. To hate the language of hatred is well within our powers. Learn that selective vitriol.
vitriol 辛辣的批评
As you ripen, you’ll notice that time is the weirdest thing in the world, that these surprises are relentless, and that getting older is not a stroll but an ambush.（呵呵，）
I used to say that my books were my children, but now that I have actual children I’ve found that books are by comparison rather pliable and accommodating, if somewhat less affectionate.
pliable 易弯的，易摆布的
and my ignorance of what was to come engendered a paralytic sadness that has turned out to be irrelevant.（最终无关的悲伤）
All I know for sure is that those twenty-six shapes are what we have to defend our liberty and sustain our hope.（又上升了）
