In masks outrageous and austere, The years go by in single file; But none has merited my fear, And none has quite escaped my smile.

  • -- Elinor Wylie 埃莉诺·怀利

戴着骇人而严峻的面具,岁月以一列纵队流逝;但没有一个人值得我害怕,也没有一个人能完全逃脱我的微笑。

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I always try to keep in mind that while the characters in a farce may find themselves in outrageous dilemmas, and may behave in a way that the audience finds amusing, the characters themselves don't have the consolation of knowing they're in a comedy.

我总是试图记住,尽管滑稽剧中的角色可能会发现自己陷入了令人发指的困境,可能会以观众觉得有趣的方式行事,但角色本身并不会因为知道自己在喜剧中而感到安慰。

No man for any considerable period can wear one face to himself and another to the multitude, without finally getting bewildered as to which may be the true.

在相当长的一段时间内,任何人在面对自己和大众时,都不能不弄清楚哪一张脸是真实的。

The countenances of children, like those of animals, are masks, not faces, for they have not yet developed a significant profile of their own.

儿童的脸,就像动物的脸一样,是面具,而不是脸,因为他们还没有形成自己的显著特征。

Old age is an excellent time for outrage. My goal is to say or do at least one outrageous thing every week.

老年是愤怒的绝佳时机。我的目标是每周至少说或做一件令人发指的事情。