Writing has laws of perspective, of light and shade just as painting does, or music. If you are born knowing them, fine. If not, learn them. Then rearrange the rules to suit yourself.

  • -- Truman Capote 杜鲁门·卡波特

写作有透视法、明暗法,就像绘画或音乐一样。如果你生下来就知道这些,那很好。如果没有,学习他们。然后根据自己的需要重新排列规则。

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One who breaks an unjust law that conscience tells him is unjust, and who willingly accepts the penalty of imprisonment in order to arouse the conscience of the community over its injustice, is in reality expressing the highest respect for law.

一个人如果违反了良心告诉他是不公正的法律,并且心甘情愿地接受监禁的惩罚,以唤起社会对其不公正的良心,那么他实际上是在表达对法律的最高尊重。

I have only made this letter rather long because I have not had time to make it shorter.

我只是把这封信写得很长,因为我没有时间把它缩短。

If you must break the law, do it to seize power: in all other cases observe it.

如果你一定要犯法,那就为夺取权力而犯法:在所有其他情况下都要守法。