Forget the paltry crown of laurel placed atop the heads of great writers in the classical tradition.

忘记那些,伟大作家戴的没价值的传统桂冠。

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But I have a favorite line in his novel called The Hamlet, where Faulkner has one of his characters say, and I quote: "Only thank God men have done learned how to forget quick what they ain't brave enough to cure."

但我最爱他在小说《村子》里的一句话,他笔下的一个角色说道,"感谢上帝,让人类学会了怎样,迅速的忘记那些我们没勇气面对的事"

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