Quotes

Being aestheticless is fatal, even knowledge cannot save you.

——Mu Xin, writer

沒有審美力是絕癥，知識也解救不了。

——作家木心

I almost never lose my temper, because I feel that it’s not necessary. If there’s a problem, you fix it. Don’t let others’ mistakes affect you. This is my secret to feeling happy most of the time.

——Chen Danqing, painter

我幾乎從來不生氣，因為我認為沒必要，有問題就去解決，不要讓別人的錯誤影響自己。這是我大多時候感到快樂的秘訣。

——畫家陳丹青

The highway is a brisk bulletin. Old roads are a garrulous recounting. A slow walk is a good account of details.

——Han Shaogong, author

高速公路是簡潔明快的公告，老公路是婉轉嘮叨的敘述，更慢的步行才是對細節的咀嚼。

——作家韓少功

In the nighttime you just want to have a bite and end up eating all night. You go out for a night time run, turn the corner and there’s BBQ.

——Actor Chen He joking about gaining weight

晚上只想吃一口，不小心吃了一宿。明明是出門夜跑，拐彎就遇到燒烤。

——演員陳赫調侃長胖的原因

A woman is the prettiest when she’s trying to pretend to be upset but can’t help smiling.

——Gu Long, novelist

一個女人最好看的時候，就是她雖然想板著臉，卻又忍不住要笑的時候。

——小說家古龍

People say that life isn’t that simple. Yet, life is just a meal after a meal. Using your whole life to concentrate on perfecting one thing. Safeguarding your family residence. Sewing and mending. Gradually moving forward in the scenery of the four seasons replacing one another.

——Line from Japanese film Our Little Sister

很多人說生活沒那么簡單，而生活本就是一餐一飯，一生專心做好一件事，守著親人留下的宅院，縫縫補補，在四季風物的更替里緩緩前進。

——日本電影《海街日記》臺詞