But the old man thought only of his steering and his great tiredness. He had gone out too far and the sharks had beaten him. He knew they would leave him nothing but the stripped skeleton of his great catch.
但老人此时想到的只是掌舵和他自己极度的疲乏。他出海太远了，那些鲨鱼把他打败了。他知道那些鲨鱼除了大马林鱼的空骨架之外，是什么也不会给他留下的。
对付不自由世界的唯一方法就是变得如此绝对自由，以至于你的存在本身就是一种反抗。
你必须愿意失败，愿意犯错，愿意带着学到的教训重新开始。
小说是一种思考方式，而不仅仅是一种讲故事的方式。