पिछले 10 सालों में (हार्पर ली को) जब से स्ट्रोक आया था, तब से महीने में औसतन एक बार हम मिलते थे, बातें करते थे, किस्से शेयर करते थे और एक-दूसरे की टांग खींचते थे... जिसे वह बहुत पसंद करती थीं। मुझे लगता है कि हमारी दोस्ती का एक राज़ यह था कि मैंने उन्हें किसी संगमरमर की मूरत की तरह नहीं, बल्कि एक आम इंसान की तरह ट्रीट किया; मैं उनसे मज़ाक करता था, और हमारी दोस्ती का दायरा कुछ ऐसा ही था।
On average, once a month for the last 10 years since her [Harper Lee] stroke, we have sat and talked and told stories and exchanged insults... Which she loves. I think one secret to our friendship was I did not treat her like a marble woman, and my wife - I joked with her, and I joked with her, and that was the sort of contours of our friendship.
On average, once a month for the last 10 years since her [Harper Lee] stroke, we have sat and talked and told stories and exchanged insults... Which she loves. I think one secret to our friendship was I did not treat her like a marble woman, and my wife - I joked with her, and I joked with her, and that was the sort of contours of our friendship.
मैं कहूँगी कि उनके (हार्पर ली के) जेहन में हमेशा वही कहानियाँ रहती थीं जो वह सुनाना चाहती थीं। "टू किल ए मॉकअबर्ड" में उनकी कहानी काफी स्पष्ट थी, जबकि "गो सेट ए वॉचमैन" में शायद यह थोड़ी कम स्पष्ट और गहरी थी।
I would say what was always on her[Harper Lee] mind was the stories she had to tell, and the story was pretty obvious in "To Kill A Mockingbird," maybe a bit - little bit less obvious and more obscure in "Go Set A Watchman."
I would say what was always on her[Harper Lee] mind was the stories she had to tell, and the story was pretty obvious in "To Kill A Mockingbird," maybe a bit - little bit less obvious and more obscure in "Go Set A Watchman."
सच कहें तो, मैं दुनिया भर के दर्शकों से हमेशा कहती हूँ कि "टू किल ए मॉकअबर्ड" के छपने के बाद अमेरिकी संस्कृति का सबसे बड़ा प्रतीक वह उपन्यास खुद बन गया है। इसलिए अगर हम यह पूछें कि कौन सी ऐसी बातचीत है जो हमें सहनशीलता के रास्ते पर ले जा सकती है, तो अमेरिकी स्कूलों के शिक्षकों ने यह तय किया है कि अगर अमेरिका के किसी स्कूल में मूल्य सिखाने हैं, तो हर तरह के स्कूलों के शिक्षकों ने इसका यही जवाब निकाला है कि बस हार्पर ली की "टू किल ए मॉकअबर्ड" पढ़ाने के लिए रख दो। फिर शिक्षक को सिर्फ पीछे खड़े रहकर उस चर्चा का मार्गदर्शन करना होता है।
As a matter of fact, I constantly tell audiences all over the world that the single greatest icon of American culture from the publication of "To Kill A Mockingbird" was that novel so that if we say, what conversation can we have that would lead us on a road of tolerance, and teachers have decided that if you're going to teach values in a school in America, the answer that American teachers at all kinds of schools have come up with, just let Harper Lee teach "To Kill A Mockingbird." And then all the teacher has to do is stand back and guide the discussion.
As a matter of fact, I constantly tell audiences all over the world that the single greatest icon of American culture from the publication of "To Kill A Mockingbird" was that novel so that if we say, what conversation can we have that would lead us on a road of tolerance, and teachers have decided that if you're going to teach values in a school in America, the answer that American teachers at all kinds of schools have come up with, just let Harper Lee teach "To Kill A Mockingbird." And then all the teacher has to do is stand back and guide the discussion.
हार्पर ली अपनी निजी जिंदगी को लेकर बहुत मशहूर थीं। मैंने अपनी जिंदगी में इतनी निजी जिंदगी जीने वाली महिला कभी नहीं देखी। इसमें कोई हैरानी की बात नहीं है कि उन्होंने मोनरोविले—जो गपशप से भरा एक ऐसा छोटा सा दक्षिणी शहर है जहाँ हर कोई दूसरे की जिंदगी में तांक-झांक करना चाहता है—को छोड़कर अमेरिका के सबसे गुमनाम शहर में रहना पसंद किया।
Harper Lee was legendarily private. I've never known such a private woman in my life. It's no surprise that she left Monroeville, a gossipy little southern town where everybody wants to know everybody's business, and went to the most anonymous city in America.
Harper Lee was legendarily private. I've never known such a private woman in my life. It's no surprise that she left Monroeville, a gossipy little southern town where everybody wants to know everybody's business, and went to the most anonymous city in America.