I wish life was not so short, he thought. languages take such a time, and so do all the things one wants to know about.

I wish life was not so short, he thought. languages take such a time, and so do all the things one wants to know about.

我希望生命不要这么短，他想。语言需要这样的时间，所有想知道的事情也需要这样的时间。

-- J. R. R. Tolkien J.R.R.托尔金