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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Have you noticed how just trying to impose any sort of chronology on events makes it seem as though a lot of time has been occupied?

你有没有注意到,仅仅试图把某种年表强加到事件上,就会让它看起来好像占用了很多时间?

As a general rule, writing is very inconvenient.

一般来说,写作很不方便。