The mind of the writer does indeed do something before it dies, and so does its owner, but I would be hard put to call it living.

The mind of the writer does indeed do something before it dies, and so does its owner, but I would be hard put to call it living.

作家的心灵确实在死亡之前做了一些事情，它的主人也是如此，但我很难把它叫做活着。

-- Annie Dillard 迪拉德