Something is usually said about Kafka in connection with Wise Blood, but I have never succeeded in making my way through The Castle or The Trial, and I wouldn't pretend to know anything about Kafka.

经常有人说到卡夫卡,与《慧血》之间的联系，但我从来没有成功地,读懂《城堡》或者《审判》,我不会假装我了解卡夫卡的一切。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have assigned it to you for making expiation for your lives upon the altar."

因为活物的生命是在血中，我把这血赐给你们，可以在坛上,为你们的生命赎罪“

耶鲁公开课 - 旧约导论课程节选

This is the first full paragraph: I don't know how to cure the sourcitis, except to tell you that I can discover a good many possible sources myself for Wise Blood, but I am often embarrassed to find that I read the sources after I had written the book.

这是第一段的全文：,“我不知道如何解决资料来源的问题，只能告诉你,我自己发现了很多《慧血》的材料来源，但我经常觉得很难堪,因为我在完成了那本书后才读的资料。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

For your lifeblood I will surely require a reckoning; So if you are killed by a beast or a human, there will have to be a reckoning, an accounting.

你们的血;,无论你是被人或者兽所杀，我必将讨他的罪。

耶鲁公开课 - 旧约导论课程节选