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Some of us get dipped in flat, some in satin, some in gloss.. But every once in a while you find someone who's iridescent, and when you do, nothing will ever compare.

有人住高楼，有人在深沟，有人光万丈，有

人一身锈，世人万千种，浮云莫去求，斯人

若彩虹，遇上方知有。

——《Flipped 怦然心动》

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times,it was the age of wisdom,it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair,we had everything before us,we had nothing before us,we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way.

这是最好的时代，这是最坏的时代；这是智

慧的时代，这是愚蠢的时代；这是信仰的时

期，这是怀疑的时期；这是光明的季节，这

是黑暗的季节；这是希望之春，这是失望之

冬；人们面前有着各样事物，人们面前一无

所有；人们正在直登天堂，人们正在直下地

狱。

— Charles Dickens 《A Tale of Two Cities 双

城记》

Thou hast nor youth nor age.

But as it were an after dinner sleep.

Dreaming of both.

你既无青春，亦无暮年，只是在一场晚餐的睡眠后，把二者都梦见。

——BY T. S. ELIOT

We don't read and write poetry because it's cute. We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race. And the human race is filled with passion. And medicine, law, business, engineering - these are noble pursuits and

necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance, love - these are what we stay alive for.

"我们读诗、写诗并不是因为它们好玩，而是因为我们是人类的一分子，而人类是充满激情的。没错，医学、法律、商业、工程，这些都是崇高的追求，足以支撑人的一生。但诗歌、美丽、浪漫、爱情，这些才是我们活着的意义。”

——电影《死亡诗社》