Quotes

Being aestheticless is fatal, even knowledge cannot save you.

——Mu Xin, writer

没有审美力是绝症，知识也解救不了。

——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

我几乎从来不生气，因为我认为没必要，有问题就去解决，不要让别人的错误影响自己。这是我大多时候感到快乐的秘诀。

——画家陈丹青

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

——Han Shaogong, author

高速公路是简洁明快的公告，老公路是婉转唠叨的叙述，更慢的步行才是对细节的咀嚼。

——作家韩少功

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。明明是出门夜跑，拐弯就遇到烧烤。

——演员陈赫调侃长胖的原因

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

——Gu Long, novelist

一个女人最好看的时候，就是她虽然想板着脸，却又忍不住要笑的时候。

——小说家古龙

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

很多人说生活没那么简单，而生活本就是一餐一饭，一生专心做好一件事，守着亲人留下的宅院，缝缝补补，在四季风物的更替里缓缓前进。

——日本电影《海街日记》台词