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失败是一个选项但畏惧不是

Igrewuponasteadydietofsciencefiction.InhighschoolItookabustoschoolanhoureachwayeveryday.AndIwasalwaysabsorbedinabook,sciencefictionbook,whichtookmymindtootherworlds,andsatisfied,inanarrativeform,thisinsatiablesenseofcuriositythatIhad.

我是看科幻小说长大的。中学时，我每天坐一小时的公交车上下学。我总是沉迷于科幻小说，这些书将我带到了另外的世界，用叙述的方式满意了我无止境的新奇心。

AndyouknowthatcuriosityalsomanifesteditselfinthefactthatwheneverIwasntinschoolIwasoutinthewoods,hikingandtakingsamples,frogsandsnakesandbugsandpondwater,andbringingitback,lookingatitunderthemicroscope.ButIwas,youknow,Iwasarealsciencegeek.Butitwasallabouttryingtounderstandtheworld,understandthelimitsofpossibility.

大家知道新奇心可以通过事实表现出来。每当我不在学校，我总会在树林里游荡，找寻一些“样品”，比如青蛙、蛇、虫子或者池水，我把它们带回家放在显微镜下视察。你知道，我是一个真的科学发烧友。但我只是在试图了解这个世界，想找到潜力的极限。

Andmy,youknow,loveofsciencefictionactuallyseemedtobemirroredintheworldaroundme,becausewhatwashappening,thiswasinthelate60s,youknow,weweregoingtothemoon,wewereexploringthedeepoceans.JacquesCousteauwascomingintoourlivingroomswithhisamazingspecialsthatshowedusanimalsandplacesandawondrousworldthatwecouldneverreallyhavepreviouslyimagined.So,thatseemedtoresonatewiththewholesciencefictionpartofit.

你知道，我对科幻小说的酷爱或许是那个时代的写照。因为所发生的事情，你知道，这是60年头末期，人类登上了月球，同时还去探究深海。雅克·库斯托的特殊节目走进了我们的客厅，让我们看到了不同的动物和地方，一个我们以前想都没有想过的世界。这或许和科幻小说可以产生共鸣吧。

AndIwasanartist.Icoulddraw.Icouldpaint.AndIfoundthatbecausetherewerent,youknow,videogamesandthissaturationofCGmoviesandallofthisimageryinthemedialandscape,Ihadtocreatetheseimagesinmyhead.Youknow,wealldid,askidshavingtoreadabook,andthroughtheauthorsdescriptionputsomethingonthescreen,themoviescreeninourheads.Andso,myresponsetothiswastopaint,todrawaliencreatures,alienworlds,robots,spaceships,allthatstuf