桥上独白谈自我：coauthors of

We are the authors of ourselves, coauthoring a gigantic Dostoyevsky novel starring clowns.

我们是我们自己的合著者，合写一部由小丑主演的陀思妥耶夫斯基巨著。 把“自我”写成合著小说，抽象概念立刻有了荒诞画面。

I would say that life understood is life lived.

我会说，理解了的人生才是被活过的人生。 用对称短句把“理解”与“活着”扣在一起，像格言。

I do not agree entirely. Which is to say I do not exactly disagree.

我不完全同意。也就是说，我也不完全反对。 先退半步再退半步，把暧昧态度说得极精确。

Because remembering is so much more a psychotic activity than forgetting.

因为记住比忘记要精神错乱得多。 用 psychotic 形容记忆，反常又准确，一句话翻转常识。

And on really romantic evenings of self, I go salsa dancing with my confusion.

而在那些真正浪漫的独处夜晚，我和自己的困惑去跳萨尔萨。 把“困惑”写成舞伴，孤独和浪漫同时成立。