One does not set fire to a world which is already lost.

  • -- Friedrich Durrenmatt 迪伦马特

一个人不能点燃一个已经失去的世界。

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The world is never quiet, even its silence eternally resounds with the same notes, in vibrations which escape our ears. As for those that we perceive, they carry sounds to us, occasionally a chord, never a melody.

世界从来不是安静的,即使它的寂静永远回荡着同样的音符,在振动中逃离我们的耳朵。至于我们所感知到的,它们向我们传递的是声音,偶尔是和弦,而不是旋律。

One may speak about anything on earth with fire, with enthusiasm, with ecstasy, but one only speaks about oneself with avidity.

一个人在谈论地球上的任何事情时,都可以带着热情,带着狂喜,但只有一个人在谈论自己时才带着贪婪。

Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for the night. Set a man on fire and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.

给他生一堆火,他晚上就会暖和了。把一个人点燃,他的余生都会很温暖。

A masterpiece of fiction is an original world and as such is not likely to fit the world of the reader.

一部小说的杰作是一个原始的世界,因此不可能适合读者的世界。