Words are made for a certain exactness of thought, as tears are for a certain degree of pain. What is least distinct cannot be named; what is clearest is unutterable.

  • -- Rene Daumal 多马尔

语言是为一定程度的思考而产生的,正如眼泪是为一定程度的痛苦而产生的。最不明显的东西叫不出来;最清楚的是说不出来的。

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A writer can write in an attic, or on top of a bus. Or with a sharp stick in some wet cement. To act, an actor has to have words. A stage. a camera turning.

作家可以在阁楼上写作,也可以在公共汽车上写作。或者用锋利的棍子插在湿水泥里。要表演,演员必须有语言。一个舞台。一个摄像头转向。

With Clinton, there's no question that I would have made fun of his out-and-out lying. But he's also a good friend.

有了克林顿,我肯定会取笑他彻头彻尾的谎言。但他也是一个好朋友。

Philosophizing is simply one way of being afraid, a cowardly pretense that doesn't get you anywhere.

哲学只是恐惧的一种方式,一种不会让你有任何收获的懦弱的伪装。

Some people are tied to five hundred words a day, six days a week. I'm a hesitater.

有些人一天五百个单词,一周六天。我是一个犹豫。

If you're going to kick authority in the teeth, you might as well use two feet.

如果你想把权威踢到牙齿上,你不妨用两只脚。

I try not to make the same mistakes today that I made yesterday.

我今天尽量不要犯和昨天一样的错误。