The history of thought may be summed up in these words: it is absurd by what it seeks and great by what it finds.

  • -- Paul Valery 保尔·瓦雷里

思想的历史可以用这样一句话来概括:它所寻求的是荒谬的,它所发现的是伟大的。

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In the old days they, the promoters, wanted more and more from me. They wanted me to jump or spill my blood and break my bones. Every time they wanted me to jump further, and further, and further. Hell, they thought my bike had wings.

在过去的日子里,他们,那些推销商,对我的要求越来越高。他们想让我跳起来,或者把我的血溅出来,打断我的骨头。每次他们想让我跳得更远,更远,更远。见鬼,他们以为我的自行车有翅膀。

They thought they were identifying a set of behaviours, but yeah, they just wanted to have an answer.

他们以为自己在识别一系列行为,但是,是的,他们只是想要一个答案。