"These affairs are at once unsatisfying and vitally necessary. It is only latterly that I have begun to perceive this. Women MAKE life for me. Whatever they touch or see or desire becomes worth while and otherwise it is not worth while. Whatever is lovely in my world, whatever is delightful, has been so conveyed to me by some woman. Without the vision they give me, I should be a hard dry industry in the world, a worker ant, a soulless rage, making much, valuing nothing." He paused. "You are, I think, abnormal," considered the doctor. "Not abnormal.英文原著 · 《The Secret Places of the Heart》
Excessive, if you like. Without women I am a wasting fever of distressful toil. Without them there is no kindness in existence, no rest, no sort of satisfaction. The world is a battlefield, trenches, barbed wire, rain, mud, logical necessity and utter desolation--with nothing whatever worth fighting for. Whatever justifies effort, whatever restores energy is hidden in women . ." "An access of sex," said Dr. Martineau. " This is a phase.英文原著 · 《The Secret Places of the Heart》
"But whatever happens," Sara kept saying to herself all day--"WHATEVER happens, somewhere in the world there is a heavenly kind person who is my friend--my friend. If I never know who it is--if I never can even thank him--I shall never feel quite so lonely. Oh, the Magic was GOOD to me!"英文原著 · 《A Little Princess》
Of course I knew that whatever sort of a "head-piece" I had, I did need and want just that very opportunity to study. I think the solution was then formed, inwardly, that I would go to school again, some time, whatever happened. I went back to my work, but now without enthusiasm. I had looked through an open door that I was not willing to see shut upon me.英文原著 · 《A New England Girlhood》
Newspaper editors argue also that it is a proof of his insanity that he thought he was appointed to do this work which he did,--that he did not suspect himself for a moment! They talk as if it were impossible that a man could be "divinely appointed" in these days to do any work whatever; as if vows and religion were out of date as connected with any man's daily work; as if the agent to abolish slavery could only be somebody appointed by the President, or by some political party. They talk as if a man's death were a failure, and his continued life, be it of whatever character, were a success.英文原著 · 《A Plea for Captain John Brown》
"When Maskull passes, let people watch. Everyone is thrown out of your road. You go on, looking neither to right nor left."
"Take care that you are not thrown as well," said Corpang gravely. "Maskull shall do with me whatever he pleases, old skull! And for whatever he does, I will thank him... In place of a heart you have a bag of loose dust. Someone has described love to you. You have had it described to you.英文原著 · 《A Voyage to Arcturus》
Listen, kid, tough break about the Hollywoo Stars and Celebrities Whatever, Whatever, Whatever, but what are we gonna do next?美剧 · 《Bojack Horseman》
"Or whatever"? No "or whatever." She's been "or whatever-ing" since puberty.美剧 · 《Modern Family》
Whatever greatness and whatever darkness is in him came from you.美剧 · 《Billions》
But whatever he did wrong, whatever was out of line, - I will dig into. - Damn right.美剧 · 《Billions》