All speech, written or spoken, is a dead language, until it finds a willing and prepared hearer.

  • -- Robert Louis Stevenson 罗伯特·路易斯·史蒂文森

所有的语言,无论是书面的还是口头的,都是一种死亡的语言,直到它找到一个愿意并有准备的听众。

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What is the essence of the art of writing? Part One: Have something to say. Part Two: Say it well.

写作艺术的本质是什么?第一部分:有话要说。第二部分:说得好。

Many of the characters are fools and they're always playing tricks on me and treating me badly.

很多角色都是傻瓜,他们总是捉弄我,对我不好。

I think my first album opened a lot of doors for me to push the freedom of speech to the limit.

我认为我的第一张专辑为我打开了许多大门,把言论自由推向了极限。

Words once spoken cannot be wiped out with a sponge.

说过的话不能用海绵抹掉。

A great speech is literature.

伟大的演讲是文学。