Art, like morality, consists in drawing the line somewhere.

  • -- G. K. Chesterton 特顿

艺术,就像道德一样,就是在某处画一条线。

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Morality and its victim, the mother - what a terrible picture! Is there indeed anything more terrible, more criminal, than our glorified sacred function of motherhood?

道德和它的受害者,母亲——多么可怕的画面!难道还有什么比我们作为母亲的神圣职责更可怕、更罪恶的吗?

It is of course the nature of historical contraction that the shortest distance to a historical destination is never a straight line.

当然,历史收缩的本质是,到历史终点的最短距离绝不是一条直线。

I guess I learnt to appreciate old Hindi-movie music from my dad and somewhere down the line picked up jazz as well.

我想我从父亲那里学会了欣赏老式的印地语电影音乐,后来我还学会了爵士乐。

When they came to you for your line, you had to be ready and you had to get it in one.

当他们来找你的时候,你必须做好准备,你必须把它装进一个。

Who would have thought that the telephone would bring back drawing?

谁会想到电话会把图画带回来呢?

Action is the only reality, not only reality but morality, as well.

行动是唯一的现实,不仅是现实,也是道德。

It's good for you to go somewhere that you wouldn't normally go.

去一个你通常不会去的地方对你有好处。

The art of pleasing consists in being pleased.

使人高兴的艺术在于使人高兴。

To draw you must close your eyes and sing.

要画画,你必须闭上眼睛唱歌。

Happiness does not consist in self-love.

幸福不在于自爱。