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.

-- Ali Smith 阿莉·史密斯

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。

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If we just sit and exist, and understand that, I think it will be helpful in a world that seems like a record that's going faster and faster, we're spinning off the edge of the universe.

如果我们只是坐着存在，并理解这一点，我认为这将有助于在一个看起来越来越快的记录的世界里，我们正在宇宙的边缘旋转。

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Sometimes when I'm talking, my words can't keep up with my thoughts. I wonder why we think faster than we speak. Probably so we can think twice.

有时候当我说话的时候，我的语言跟不上我的思想。我想知道为什么我们思考的速度比说话的速度快。也许这样我们可以三思而后行。

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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。

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I strive to be brief but I become obscure.

我努力简洁，但我变得晦涩。

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