The moment one gives close attention to anything, even a blade of grass, it becomes a mysterious, awesome, indescribably magnificent world in itself.

  • -- Henry Miller 亨利·米勒

当一个人密切关注任何事物的那一刻,即使是一片草叶,它本身就变成了一个神秘的、令人敬畏的、难以形容的壮丽世界。

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The artist finds, that the more he can confine his attention to a particular part of any work, his productions are the more perfect, and grow under his hands in the greater quantities.

艺术家发现,他越能把注意力集中在任何作品的某个特定部分,他的作品就越完美,并在他的手中大量生长。

AIDS occupies such a large part in our awareness because of what it has been taken to represent. It seems the very model of all the catastrophes privileged populations feel await them.

艾滋病之所以在我们的意识中占据如此大的比重,是因为它所代表的意义。这似乎正是特权阶层认为等待他们的所有灾难的典型。

'I have done that,' says my memory. 'I cannot have done that' -- says my pride, and remains adamant. At last -- memory yields.

我的记忆说:“我做到了。”“我不可能做到这一点,”我的骄傲说,并仍然坚持。最后——记忆屈服了。

People only have so much attention.

人们只有这么多关注。