A man can be destroyed but not defeated.
一个人可以被毁灭，但不可以被打败。
——《老人与海》欧内斯特·海明威
If people bring so much courage to this world the world has to kill them to break them, so of course it kills them. The world breaks everyone and afterward many are strong at the broken places. But those that will not break it kills. It kills the very good and the very gentle and the very brave impartially. If you are none of these you can be sure it will kill you too but there will be no special hurry.
倘若有人带着这么多的勇气到世界上来，世界为要打垮他们，必然加以杀害，到末了也自然就把他们杀死了。每个人都被这个世界击溃过，而许多人在被击溃后都变得更加坚强。但是世界对打垮不了的人就加以杀害。世界杀害最善良的人，最温和的人，最勇敢的人，不偏不倚，一律看待。倘若你不是这三类人，你迟早当然也得一死，不过世界并不会特别着急要你的命。
——《永别了，武器》欧内斯特·海明威
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