When I listen to my favorite songwriters, they have such simple melodies and chords. I occasionally manage to stop at the right time, but all too often I keep on going until I have way too many notes and words. But that's just what I do.

  • -- Dave Matthews 戴夫·马修斯

当我听我最喜欢的作曲家,他们有如此简单的旋律和和弦。我偶尔会在正确的时间停下来,但我经常会继续,直到我有太多的笔记和单词。但我就是这么做的。

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It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.

宁可默默无声,也不要说比沉默更有价值的话。宁可拿一颗珍珠去冒险,也不要说一句闲言碎语;多言少语,总要在寥寥几句话里说得很多。

They say the death of a parent puts you in time because that means there's now no generation standing between you and ordinary death: you're next. I don't buy it.

他们说父母的去世会让你及时离开人世,因为这意味着你和普通人的死亡之间没有代沟:你是下一个。我不相信。

I taught workshops at universities. I wrote for magazines. This took time and insane amounts of juggling, but it's how I earned a living.

我在大学里教过研讨班。我为杂志写文章。这需要时间和疯狂的杂耍,但这就是我谋生的方式。

The whole world loves a maverick and the whole world wants the maverick to achieve something nobler than simple rebellion.

全世界都喜欢特立独行的人,全世界都希望特立独行的人能取得比单纯的反叛更崇高的成就。

Things are simple, it is us human beings that make it difficult.

事情很简单,是我们人类让它变得困难。

All words are pegs to hang ideas on.

所有的文字都是挂在思想上的钉子。