A system is in equilibrium when the forces constituting it are arranged in such a way as to compensate each other, like the two weights pulling at the arms of a pair of scales.

  • -- Rudolf Arnheim 鲁道夫·阿恩海姆

当组成一个系统的力以一种互相补偿的方式排列时,这个系统就处于平衡状态,就像两个砝码拉着一对天平的扶手一样。

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If you think of a work of fiction as a kind of scale model of the world, then the positive valences - where things turn out better than you thought they would - ought to be in there somewhere, too.

如果你把小说作品看作是世界的一种尺度模型,那么积极的价值——事情的结果比你想象的要好——也应该存在于某个地方。

In some ways, I lament the introduction of civilisation on such a huge scale, because it has given us a lot of room to abuse each other, which we continue to do.

在某种程度上,我对如此大规模地引入文明感到遗憾,因为它给了我们很大的空间来互相辱骂,而我们现在仍在这样做。

Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving.

生活就像骑自行车。为了保持平衡,你必须不停地运动。

I feel like everything i say comes out wrong.

我觉得我说的每句话都是错的。