What is a epigram? A dwarfish whole. Its body brevity, and wit its soul.

  • -- Samuel Taylor Coleridge 柯勒律治

什么是警句?一个矮小的整体。它的身体简洁,它的灵魂机智。

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Breathe in deeply to bring your mind home to your body. Then look at, or think of, the person triggering this emotion: With mindfulness, you can see that she is unhappy, that she is suffering. You can see her wrong perceptions. You can see that she is not beautiful when she says things that are unkind.

深呼吸,让你的思想回到你的身体。然后看看,或者想想,触发这种情绪的人:有了正念,你可以看到她不开心,她在受苦。你可以看出她的误解。当她说一些不友善的话时,你可以看出她并不漂亮。

Short stories consume you faster. They're connected to brevity. With the short story, you are up against mortality. I know how tough they are as a form, but they're also a total joy.

短篇小说消耗你更快。它们与简洁有关。在短篇小说中,你面对的是死亡。我知道他们作为一种形式是多么的艰难,但他们也是一种完全的快乐。

When you live in a leading lady's body, which I do, you have to constantly prove that you are funny.

当你活在女主角的身体里,就像我一样,你必须不断证明自己很有趣。

Brevity is the best recommendation of speech, whether in a senator or an orator.

无论是参议员还是演说家,言简意赅都是最好的推荐。