三十五岁是一个非常有吸引力的年龄;伦敦社交圈内满是这样好多年一直保持三十五岁的女人,她们可以自由地挑来选去。
Thirty five is a very attractive age; London society is full of women who have of their own free choice remained thirty-five for years.
Bigness is no longer part of any urban tissue. It exists; at most, it coexists.
没有根本的气节,就好像醉汉喝醉酒打人,酒醉时很勇敢,酒醒后勇气全消,没有一点气力。没有以学问为根本的见识,就好像厨师在炉灶前面,面前光亮而背后黑暗。
除非我觉得自己能成为最好的,否则我不会做任何事。