Solitude, though it may be silent as light, is like light, the mightiest of agencies; for solitude is essential to man. All men come into this world alone and leave it alone.

  • -- Thomas De Quincey 托马斯·德昆西

孤独,虽然像光一样沉默,却像光一样,是最强大的中介;因为独处对人是必不可少的。所有的人都是独自来到这个世界上,然后离开它。

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The creative act lasts but a brief moment, a lightning instant of give-and-take, just long enough for you to level the camera and to trap the fleeting prey in your little box.

这种创造性的行为只持续了很短的一段时间,就像闪电一样的给予和接受,这段时间刚好够你把相机调平,把稍纵即逝的猎物困在你的小盒子里。

A writer takes earnest measures to secure his solitude and then finds endless ways to squander it.

作家采取认真的措施来确保他的孤独,然后找到无尽的方法来浪费它。

The intellect of the wise is like glass; it admits the light of heaven and reflects it

智慧人的智慧,如同镜子。它接受天光并反射它

Experience is a dim lamp which only lights the one who bears it.

经验是一盏昏暗的灯,只照亮承受它的人。

Solitude would be ideal if you could pick the people to avoid.

如果你能选择避开的人,独处是最理想的。

Careless rat chewing on a cat's tail: beware lightning!

粗心的老鼠咬着猫的尾巴:当心闪电!