As writers and readers, as sinners and citizens, our realism and our aesthetic sense make us wary of crediting the positive note.

As writers and readers, as sinners and citizens, our realism and our aesthetic sense make us wary of crediting the positive note.

作为作家和读者，作为罪人和公民，我们的现实主义和审美意识使我们不敢相信积极的音符。

-- Seamus Heaney 西默斯·希尼