Talking is like playing on the harp; there is as much in laying the hands on the strings to stop their vibration as in twanging them to bring out their music.

  • -- Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. 小奥利弗·温德尔·霍姆斯

说话就像弹琴;把双手放在琴弦上以停止琴弦的振动,与拨弄琴弦以奏出音乐一样重要。

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The music of language became extremely important to me, and obvious to me. By the time I was seven I was writing myself. I was a poet.

语言的音乐对我来说变得极其重要,而且显而易见。在我七岁的时候,我就开始写作了。我是一个诗人。

The tongue is the only tool that gets sharper with use.

舌头是唯一随着使用而变得锋利的工具。

Lying is done with words and also with silence.

说谎既要用言语,也要用沉默。

Smiles are the language of love.

微笑是爱的语言。