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Thank you so much. It's really scary to be here among the smartest of the smart.
非常感謝。站在你們這些絕頂聰明的人之間讓我感到有一點可怕。
I'm here to tell you a few tales of passion.
我將會在這里講述關于激情的故事。
There's a Jewish saying that I love. What is truer than truth? Answer: The story.
我很喜歡一句猶太諺語。比事實更為真實的是什么？答案：故事。
I'm a storyteller. I want to convey something that is truer than truth about our common humanity.
我善于講故事。我希望能夠向大家訴說比事實更為真實且有關于日常人性的故事。
All stories interest me, and some haunt me until I end up writing them.
我對所有的故事都感興趣，讓我念念不忘，直到我的寫作結束。
Certain themes keep coming up: justice, loyalty, violence, death, political and social issues, freedom.
總有一些特定的話題涌入我的腦海：公正，誠實，暴力，死亡，政治以及社會問題，當然也包括自由。
I'm aware of the mystery around us, so I write about coincidences, premonitions, emotions, dreams, the power of nature, magic.
我知道在我們周圍充滿了神奇，所以我寫下了關于偶遇，預感，感情，夢想，自然的力量，魔術的故事。
In the last 20 years I have published a few books, but I have lived in anonymity until February of 2006,
在過去的20年間我出版了一些書籍，但是直到2006年2月我的生活一直很平淡，
when I carried the Olympic flag in the Winter Olympics in Italy. That made me a celebrity.
那時我在意大利冬奧會上舉著奧林匹克旗，這讓我成為了名人。
Now people recognize me in Macy's, and my grandchildren think that I'm cool.
現在去商場也能被認出來，我的孫子們都覺得這很酷。
Allow me to tell you about my four minutes of fame.
請允許我在四分鐘內講述關于榮譽的故事。
