To me, the greatest pleasure of writing is not what it's about, but the inner music that words make.

  • -- Truman Capote 杜鲁门·卡波特

对我来说,写作最大的乐趣不在于它是关于什么的,而在于文字所创造的内在音乐。

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The whole problem can be stated quite simply by asking, "Is there a meaning to music?" My answer would be, "Yes." And "Can you state in so many words what the meaning is?" My answer to that would be, "No."

整个问题可以简单地通过问“音乐有意义吗?”我的回答是:“是的。”“你能用这么多的词来说明它的意思吗?”我的回答是,“不。”

So long as the human spirit thrives on this planet, music in some living form will accompany and sustain it and give it expressive meaning.

只要人类的精神在这个星球上蓬勃发展,以某种形式存在的音乐就会陪伴并维持它,赋予它表达的意义。

I don't wish to be everything to everyone, but I would like to be something to someone.

我不想成为每个人的一切,但我想成为某个人的某样东西。

A beautiful line of verse has twelve feet, and two wings.

一首优美的诗有十二英尺和两个翅膀。