It is the artist's function not to copy but to synthesise: to eliminate from that gross confusion of actuality which is his raw material whatever is accidental, idle, irrelevant, and select for perpetuation that only which is appropriate and immortal.

  • -- William Ernest Henley 威廉姆·恩内斯特·亨里

艺术家的职责不是复制,而是综合:从作为他原材料的现实的混乱中消除任何偶然的、空闲的、无关紧要的东西,并选择只有恰当的和不朽的东西来永存。

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Yet, it ought to be obvious that good music generally occupies a higher plane that mere politics. Great writers can express moods through melody and capture experiences we share most powerfully - love, lust, longing; joy, rage, fear; triumph, yearning and confusion.

然而,应该很明显,好的音乐通常比政治占据更高的层次。伟大的作家可以通过旋律表达情绪,捕捉我们分享的最强烈的经历——爱、欲望、渴望;快乐、愤怒、恐惧;胜利,渴望和困惑。

From the moment when he catches sight of the light of the world, a man seeks to find out himself and get hold of himself out of its confusion, in which he, with everything else, is tossed about in motley mixture.

当一个人看到世界之光的那一刻起,他就开始寻找自我,并从混乱中摆脱出来。在混乱中,他和其他一切事物都被混杂在一起。

Once you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, no matter how improbable, must be the truth.

一旦你排除了不可能,剩下的,不管多么不可能,一定是真相。

If you eliminate all possible explanations, then the impossible is the answer.

如果你排除所有可能的解释,那么不可能就是答案。