What is a epigram? A dwarfish whole. Its body brevity, and wit its soul.

  • -- Samuel Taylor Coleridge 柯勒律治

什么是警句?一个矮小的整体。它的身体简洁,它的灵魂机智。

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It is no great art to say something briefly when, like Tacitus, one has something to say; when one has nothing to say, however, and none the less writes a whole book and makes truth into a liar - that I call an achievement.

当像塔西佗一样,一个人有话要说时,简短地说几句话并不是什么伟大的艺术;然而,当一个人无话可说,却照样写了一整本书,把真相变成了一个说谎者——我称之为一种成就。

Short stories consume you faster. They're connected to brevity. With the short story, you are up against mortality. I know how tough they are as a form, but they're also a total joy.

短篇小说消耗你更快。它们与简洁有关。在短篇小说中,你面对的是死亡。我知道他们作为一种形式是多么的艰难,但他们也是一种完全的快乐。

I can actually feel the interior body of a dancer. I have the ability to capture a split second... I want you to be hit with whatever the essence is of this sculpture.

我真的能感觉到舞者的身体内部。我有能力捕捉到瞬间……我想让你被这个雕塑的精髓所打动。

Hearing is a form of touch. I could hear less through the ears but more through the body.

听觉是触觉的一种形式。我通过耳朵听得更少,但通过身体听得更多。