圖、文/高寶書版
作者/喬治.馬汀
On the Human Condition
論人生處境
The gods are blind. And men see only what they wish.——A Dance with Dragons
天神們根本就眼盲。至於人嘛,只看得見自己想看見的東西。──《與龍共舞》中冊p.30
Why is it that when one man builds a wall, the next man immediately needs to know what’s on the other side?——A Game of Thrones
為何世事總如此?有人蓋了牆,別人馬上就想知道牆的另一頭有什麼。──《權力遊戲》上冊p.255
I think life is a jape. Yours, mine, everyon’s.——A Dance with Dragons
反正人生不過如此,你、我、任何人都一樣,全是爛命一條。──《與龍共舞》中冊p.30
There has never been a slave who did not choose to be a slave. Their choice may be between bondage and death, but the choice is always there.——A Dance with Dragons
淪為奴隸的人其實都是自己選的,不當奴隸或許會死,但真相卻是有做奴隸以外的選擇存在。──《與龍共舞》下冊p.277
Death is so terribly final, while life is full of possibilities.——A Game of Thrones
死了就什麼都沒了,活著卻有無限可能。──《權力遊戲》上冊p.134
An honest kiss, a little kindness, everyone deserves that much, however big or small.——A Dance with Dragons
真誠的吻、仁慈的對待,其實每個人理當都該得到,與身體的大小毫無關係。──《與龍共舞》中冊p.284
Every fool loves to hear that he’s important.——A Dance with Dragons
愚昧的人總感覺自己很重要。──《與龍共舞》中冊p.150
Never forget who you are, for surely the world will not. Make it your strength. Then it can never be your weakness. Armor yourself in it, and it will never be used to hurt you.——A Game of Thrones
永遠不要忘記你是什麼人,因為別人不會忘。但要化阻力為助力,如此一來你就沒有弱點。用它來武裝自己,就沒有人可以用它來傷害你。──《權力遊戲》上冊p.87
A little honest loathing might be refreshing like a tart wine after too much sweet.——A Dance with Dragons
直接給我臉色,偶一為之還算新鮮,類似甜點吃多了要喝杯酸酒。──《與龍共舞》上冊p.39
We all need to be mocked from time to time, lest we start to take ourselves too seriously.——A Game of Thrones
我們不時需要被嘲弄,以免生活太過嚴肅。──《權力遊戲》上冊p.283
Men are such faithless creatures.——A Clash of Kings
男人,真是一種不忠的生物!──《烽火危城》下冊p.249
Age makes ruin of us all.——A Dance with Dragons
歲月不饒人。──《與龍共舞》上冊p.106
We are all going to die.——A Dance with Dragons
人都會死。──《與龍共舞》下冊p.118
奇幻大師喬治.馬汀筆下最刁鑽、最迷人的「小惡魔」, 卻擁有最犀利、最解事的「大智慧」,
是《冰與火之歌》書迷和影迷們心中殿堂級的神角色,
由凱斯特利.羅克編寫、強堤.克拉克插畫,匯集人氣角色小惡魔提里昂的邪惡與詼諧的圖文書。
我的頭腦就是我的武器。我老哥有他的寶劍,勞勃國王有他的戰鎚,我則有我的腦袋瓜。人若是要保持思路清晰銳利,就得多讀書,就像寶劍需要磨刀石一樣。
七大王國那些心懷妒意的人們喊他半人,卻沒人敢說提利昂.蘭尼斯特的智慧只有常人的一半。他的三寸不爛之舌是其救命恩人――雖然有時也令其陷入生死關頭。此繪本專為未來世代所撰寫,保存他最精華的智慧,針對各種各樣的主題,整理出人生的大哉問與生存的變形法——
★本文資料經授權摘自:高寶書版《冰與火之歌之小惡魔的大智慧(中英對照)》作者:喬治.馬汀/著。出版日期:104/02/11
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