You should not give wit to your characters, but know instead how to put them in situations which will make them witty.

You should not give wit to your characters, but know instead how to put them in situations which will make them witty.

你不应该赋予你的角色机智，而是要知道如何将他们置于使他们机智的情境中。

-- Denis Diderot 狄德罗