The best time to frame an answer to the letters of a friend, is the moment you receive them. Then the warmth of friendship, and the intelligence received, most forcibly cooperate.

  • -- William Shenstone 威廉·申斯通

给朋友回信的最好时机是你收到他们的那一刻。然后是友情的温暖,和情报的接收,最有力的配合。

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It ought to be illegal for an artist to marry. If the artist must marry let him find someone more interested in art, or his art, or the artist part of him, than in him. After which let them take tea together three times a week.

艺术家结婚应该是违法的。如果艺术家必须结婚,让他找一个对艺术更感兴趣的人,或者他的艺术,或者他身上的艺术家部分,而不是他本人。然后让他们每周一起喝茶三次。

Artists don't always know. Almost every song I ever recorded that was a hit at the majors that the promotional people picked I didn't think it would be a hit. I was wrong every time!

艺术家并不总是知道。几乎我录制的每首歌都是宣传人员挑选的热门专业,我不认为它会受到欢迎。我每次都错了!

The moment of inspiration can come from memory, or language, or the imagination, or experience - anything that makes an impression forcibly enough for language to form.

灵感的瞬间可以来自记忆、语言、想象或经验——任何足以让语言形成深刻印象的东西。

A lot of people didn't realize that with the carpet being pulled out from under me in such a short time frame I got to such a bad place.

很多人没有意识到,在这么短的时间内,地毯从我身下被拉了出来,我到达了这么糟糕的地方。

"A cheerful frame of mind, reinforced by relaxation... is the medicine that puts all ghosts of fear on the run."

“一种愉快的心境,通过放松得到加强……是把所有的恐惧幽灵都赶走的药。”