The line that describes the beautiful is elliptical. It has simplicity and constant change. It cannot be described by a compass, and it changes direction at every one of its points.

  • -- Rudolf Arnheim 鲁道夫·阿恩海姆

描述美的线条是椭圆的。它具有简单性和不断的变化。它不能用指南针来描述,它在每一点上都改变方向。

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However mean your life is, meet it and live it: do not shun it and call it hard names. Cultivate poverty like a garden herb, like sage. Do not trouble yourself much to get new things, whether clothes or friends. Things do not change, we change. Sell your clothes and keep your thoughts.

不论你的生活如何卑贱,你要面对它生活,不要躲避它,更别用恶言咒骂它。视贫穷如园中之花而像圣人一样耕植它吧。不要麻烦自己去找新的东西,无论是衣服还是朋友。万物不变,是我们在变。卖掉你的衣服,保留你的思想。

Simplicity, clarity, singleness: These are the attributes that give our lives power and vividness and joy as they are also the marks of great art. They seem to be the purpose of God for his whole creation.

简单、清晰、单一:这些都是赋予我们生活力量、生动和快乐的特质,因为它们也是伟大艺术的标志。它们似乎是上帝创造万物的目的。

We journalists make it a point to know very little about an extremely wide variety of topics; this is how we stay objective.

我们记者特别注意的一点是,我们对极其广泛的话题知之甚少;这就是我们保持客观的方法。

You can't just say there is a God because the world is beautiful. You have to account for bone cancer in children.

你不能因为世界是美丽的就说有上帝。你必须考虑到儿童患骨癌的原因。

Following my muse has worked out pretty well so far. I can't see any reason to change the formula now.

到目前为止,跟随我的缪斯走得还不错。我看不出现在有任何理由改变这个公式。

I love that point when you are so tired that everything is funny.

我喜欢你太累的时候,一切都很有趣。

The prospect of change is a many-fanged beast, my dear.

改变的前景是一只长着许多毒牙的野兽,我亲爱的。

I want to be your idea of beautiful.

我想成为你心目中的美丽。