Come Back, Dr. Caligari 精彩片段：
Margins
Edward was explaining to Carl about margins. "The width of the margin shows culture, aestheticism and a sense of values or the lack of them," he said. "A very wide left margin shows an impractical person of culture and refinement with a deep appreciation for the best in art and music. Whereas," Edward said, quoting his handwriting analysis book, "whereas, narrow left margins show the opposite. No left margin at all shows a practical nature, a wholesome economy and a general lack of good taste in the arts. A very wide right margin shows a person afraid to face reality, oversensitive to the future and generally a poor mixer."
"I dont believe in it," Carl said.
"Now," Edward continued, "with reference to your sign there, you have an all-around wide margin which shows a person of extremely delicate sensibilities with love of color and form, one who holds aloof from the multitude and lives in his own dream world of beauty and good taste."
"Are you sure you got that right?"
"Im communicating with you," Edward said, "across a vast gulf of ignorance and darkness."
"I brought the darkness, is that the idea?" Carl asked.
"You brought the darkness, you black mother," Edward said. "Funky, man."
"Edward," Carl said, "for Gods sake."
"Why did you write all that jazz on your sign, Carl? Why? Its not true, is it? Is it?"
"Its kind of true," Carl said. He looked down at his brown sandwich boards, which said: I Was Put In Jail in Selby County Alabama For Five Years For Stealing A Dollar and A Half Which I Did Not Do. While I Was In Jail My Brother Was Killed & My Mother Ran Away When I Was Little. In Jail I Began Preaching & I Preach to People Wherever I Can Bearing the Witness of Eschatological Love. I Have Filled Out Papers for Jobs But Nobody Will Give Me a Job Because I Have Been In Jail & The Whole Scene Is Very Dreary, Pepsi Cola. I Need Your Offerings to Get Food. Patent Applied For & Deliver Us From Evil. "Its true," Carl said, "with a kind of merde-y inner truth which shines forth as the objective correlative of what actually did happen, back home."
"Now, look at the way you made that m and that n there," Edward said. "The tops are pointed rather than rounded. That indicates aggressiveness and energy. The fact that theyre also pointed rather than rounded at the bottom indicates a sarcastic, stubborn and irritable nature. See what I mean?"
"If you say so," Carl said.
"Your capitals are very small," Edward said, "indicating humility."
"My mother would be pleased," Carl said, "if she knew."