安东妮娅·苏珊·达菲·戴菲·霍夫巴夫人，专业上被称为A.S.Byatt，是英国小说家、诗人和布克奖得主。2008年，《泰晤士报》将她列入1945年以来英国50位最伟大作家的名单。
I think the virtue I prize above all others is curiosity. If you look really hard at almost anybody, and try to see why they're doing what they're doing, taking a dig at them ceases to be what you want to do even if you hate them.
我认为我最看重的是好奇心。 如果您真的很难看待任何人，然后尝试看看他们为什么做自己在做的事情，那么即使您讨厌他们，对他们的深入了解也不再是您想要做的事情。
We talk about feelings. And about sex. And about bodies, and their gratification, violation, repair, decoration, deferred, maybe permanently deferred, mortality. Feelings are a bodily thing, and respecting them is called, is, kindness.
我们谈论感情。关于性。关于身体，以及他们的满足，侵犯，修复，装饰，推迟，也许永久推迟，死亡。感情是一种身体的东西，尊重它们叫做善良。