I had thought that words were instruments of precision. Now I know that they devour the world, leaving nothing in its place.

  • -- Steven Millhauser 斯蒂文·米尔豪瑟

我原以为文字是精确的工具。现在我知道他们吞吃世界,在原处不留一个。

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Silence is not a natural environment for stories. They need words. Without them they grow pale, sicken and die. And then they haunt you.

沉默不是故事的自然环境。他们需要的话。没有他们,他们变得苍白,生病和死亡。然后他们缠着你。

There are no rules to writing a song.

写一首歌没有规则。