A writer's work often reflects what he or she has been exposed to in life; experiences which are the groundwork of a poem or a story.

  • -- Eyvind Johnson 雍松

作家的作品往往反映了他或她在生活中所接触到的东西;诗歌或故事的基础。

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I think poetry is the only domain where a writer you like can truly be said to influence you, because you read and reread a poem so many times that it simply drills itself into your head.

我认为诗歌是唯一一个你喜欢的作家能真正影响你的领域,因为你读了又读了那么多遍一首诗,以至于它会在你的脑海中根深蒂固。

My idea is always to reach my generation. The wise writer writes for the youth of his own generation, the critics of the next, and the schoolmasters of ever afterward.

我的想法总是传达给我们这一代人。明智的作家为他那一代的青年、下一代的批评家和后世的老师们写作。

The more books we read, the clearer it becomes that the true function of a writer is to produce a masterpiece and that no other task is of any consequence.

我们读的书越多,就越清楚地认识到,作家的真正职责是创作一部杰作,没有其他任何任务是重要的。

The reason one writes poems is so that your poem will be remembered.

一个人写诗的原因是为了让别人记住你的诗。