The pen is mightier than the sword.

  • -- Edward Bulwer Lytton 爱德华·鲍尔·莱顿

笔比剑更有力。

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Don't use words too big for the subject. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite.

不要在主题上使用太大的词。当你的意思是“非常”时,不要说“无穷大”;否则,当你想谈论一些真正无限的东西时,你就会无话可说。

I write plays because writing dialogue is the only respectable way of contradicting yourself. I put a position, rebut it, refute the rebuttal, and rebut the refutation.

我写剧本是因为写对话是唯一一种体面的自相矛盾的方式。我提出一个立场,反驳它,反驳反驳,再反驳反驳。

I end up writing about all kinds of things. I never make an attempt to write about anything in particular. I don't have a little list of topics to write about.

我写的东西五花八门。我从不试图写任何特别的东西。我没有一个小的主题列表可以写。

Good things, when short, are twice as good.

美好的事物在短暂的时候是双倍的美好。