Matisse believed that a pair of scissors could be more adroit than a pencil, that cutting directly out of coloured paper was like being a sculptor carving directly into stone.
马蒂斯相信剪刀比铅笔更游刃自如,而剪纸的过程就如同雕塑家雕刻石头的感觉一样。
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I see the narrow stile with stone steps; and I see — Mr. Rochester sitting there, a book and a pencil in his hand; he is writing.