Knowledge, all the arts and sciences, literature, all of the religious writings of the world are manifestations of that voice that at its origin is God saying, "Let there be light." It's the voice of creation.

只是，所有的艺术，科学，文学，所有世界上宗教的写作的开端,都是上帝的声音，让光明普照世界。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

Do you think I should neck or not? I shall not enter the kingdom of heaven anyway so I don't see what difference it makes.'" And then she writes back, Mary Brittle: "Dear Sabbath: Light necking is acceptable, but I think your real problem is one of adjustment to the modern world.

你认为我是该做还是不该做，我反正都上不了天堂了,因此，我认为做不做都无所谓，之后她给她回信了，玛丽-巴瑞特，亲爱的萨巴斯，你的做法是可接受的，但我认为,你真正的问题是无法融入现代社会。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选