Manhattan

"An idea for a short story about, um, people in Manhattan who, uh, who are constantly creating these real unnecessary, neurotic problems for themselves 'cause it keeps them from dealing with more unsolvable, terrifying problems about the, the universe. Well, all right, why is life worth living? Uh, like what? Okay. Um, for me... oh, I would say... what, Groucho Marx, to name one thing... and Willie Mays, and... the second movement of the Jupiter Symphony, and... Louie Armstrong's recording of 'Potatohead Blues'... Swedish movies, naturally... 'Sentimental Education' by Flaubert... Marlon Brando, Frank Sinatra. those incredible apples and pears by Cezanne... the crabs at Sam Wo's. Tracy's face..."

「這個短篇故事的主旨主要關於......住在曼哈頓的人們，他們持續地為自己製造不必要而且神經質的煩惱，好讓他們可以不去面對這個世界上更多更嚴重、無法解決的問題。屙......好吧，人生到底有什麼好活的？阿，像是，什麼？好吧，阿，對我來說，我會舉......馬克斯，為了舉例......和威利梅斯，還有.....水星交響曲的第二樂章，還有......路易斯阿姆斯壯的『笨頭藍調』，瑞典電影，想當然爾......福樓拜的『情感教育』，馬龍白蘭杜、法蘭克辛納屈、還有尚塞畫的不可思議的梨子和蘋果....吳山姆餐廳的螃蟹。翠西的臉。」