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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Really, becoming a writer sounds more like a mental illness than a professional choice.

说真的,成为一名作家听起来更像是一种精神疾病,而不是职业选择。

I think like a genius, I write like a distinguished author, and I speak like a child.

我像天才一样思考,像著名作家一样写作,像孩子一样说话。

That which is unsaid, may be spoken; that which is said, cannot be unsaid.

未说的,就说出来;说过的话,不能不说。

Speeches are not magic and there is no great speech without great policy.

演讲不是魔术,没有伟大的政策就没有伟大的演讲。

Better a thousandfold abuse of free speech than denial of free speech.

一千倍地滥用言论自由,总比否认言论自由好。

A man who is not spoken of is not abused.

不被人提起的人不受虐待。