A language is a dialect with its own army and navy.

-- Max Weinreich 马克斯·温赖奇

一种语言是一种拥有自己的陆军和海军的方言。

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Talking is like playing on the harp; there is as much in laying the hands on the strings to stop their vibration as in twanging them to bring out their music.

说话就像弹琴;把双手放在琴弦上以停止琴弦的振动，与拨弄琴弦以奏出音乐一样重要。

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Once they're on paper, they're gone. I like to do as much with the words, as far as image goes.

一旦写在纸上，它们就消失了。我喜欢用文字，就像图像一样。

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Your words are my food, your breath my wine. You are everything to me.

你的言语是我的食物，你的气息是我的美酒。你是我的一切。

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For the beautiful word begets the beautiful deed.

因为美言生善行。

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