I consider looseness with words no less of a defect than looseness of the bowels.

  • -- John Calvin 约翰·卡尔文

我认为语言上的放纵和内心的放纵一样,都是一种缺陷。

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The artist deals in what cannot be said in words. The artist whose medium is fiction does this in words. The novelist says in words what cannot be said in words.

艺术家处理无法用语言表达的东西。以小说为媒介的艺术家是用文字来表达的。小说家用语言表达了无法用语言表达的东西。

Words, once they are printed, have a life of their own.

文字一旦印刷出来,就有了自己的生命。

Perfection has one grave defect: it is apt to be dull.

完美有一个严重的缺点:它容易沉闷。

Sickness is mankind's greatest defect.

疾病是人类最大的缺陷。