Solitude and silence teach me to love my brothers for what they are, not for what they say.

  • -- Thomas Merton 托马斯·默顿

孤独和沉默教会我爱我的兄弟,因为他们是谁,而不是他们说什么。

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The person who tries to live alone will not succeed as a human being. His heart withers if it does not answer another heart. His mind shrinks away if he hears only the echoes of his own thoughts and finds no other inspiration.

试图独自生活的人是不会成功的。他的心若不回答别人的心,就必枯干。如果他只听到自己思想的回声而没有发现其他灵感,他的大脑就会萎缩。

But I think there's something wonderful and extraordinary about climbing on your own and just that kind of relationship to the environment. I'm very addicted to the mountains. You know, so, I do like that solitude.

但我认为,独自攀爬,以及与环境的那种关系,有一些奇妙而非凡的地方。我对山很上瘾。你知道,所以,我喜欢那种孤独。

When words become unclear, I shall focus with photographs. When images become inadequate, I shall be content with silence.

当文字变得模糊时,我将用照片聚焦。当形象变得不合适时,我将满足于沉默。

The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls and tenements halls and whispered in the sounds of silence.

先知的话语写在地铁的墙上和公寓的大厅里,在寂静的声音中低语。