The communication of the dead is tongued with fire beyond the language of the living.

  • -- T. S. Eliot T.S.艾略特

死人的言语,用火弹出来,比活人的言语更甚。

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We now live in a world where the only thing to have is success, but failure is marvelous. It's fertiliser, it's like living fertiliser, because you're forced on yourself.

我们现在生活在一个只有成功的世界,但失败是不可思议的。这是肥料,就像活肥料,因为你是被迫的。

A poem records emotions and moods that lie beyond normal language, that can only be patched together and hinted at metaphorically.

诗歌记录的情感和情绪超出了正常的语言,只能拼凑在一起,隐喻性地暗示。

I do not bring forgiveness with me, nor forgetfulness. The only ones who can forgive are dead; the living have no right to forget.

我没有带来宽恕,也没有带来遗忘。唯一能宽恕的人已经死了;活着的人没有权利忘记。

It's my belief we developed language because of our deep inner need to complain.

我相信,我们之所以会发展语言,是因为我们内心深处有一种抱怨的需求。

Writing about dead white males seems to be out of favor among academics.

写死去的白人男性似乎在学术界不受欢迎。

It's really hard to make a living as a musician. It's almost impossible.

当音乐家真的很难谋生。这几乎是不可能的。

Self-expression must pass into communication for its fulfillment.

自我表达必须通过沟通来实现。

Lying is done with words and also with silence.

说谎既要用言语,也要用沉默。