What was any art but a mould in which to imprison for a moment theshining elusive element which is life itself--life hurrying past us andrunning away, too strong to stop, too sweet to lose.

  • -- Willa Sibert Cather 威拉·西伯特·凯瑟

生命本身就是一种难以捉摸的元素,它从我们身边匆匆而过,又匆匆而去。生命太强大了,无法停止,太甜蜜了,不能失去。