"The writer's duty is to tell the truth, even when it is uncomfortable."
亲兄弟不和睦,家产像瓜一样被切开;士大夫爱钱,不读书却追逐钱财。
自然法,即lexnaturalis,是由理性发现的命令或一般规则,它禁止一个人做对他的生命有害或夺走维护生命的手段的事情。
I cannot and do not live in the world of discretion, not as a writer, anyway. I would prefer to, I assure you—it would make life easier. But discretion is, unfortunately, not for novelists.