The greatest part of a writer’s time is spent in reading, in order to write: a man will turn over half a library to make one book.

  • -- Samuel Johnson 塞缪尔·约翰逊

一个作家最大的时间花在读书上,为了写作:一个人要翻半个图书馆才能写一本书。

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Each of us has a very rich nature and can look at things objectively, from a distance, and at the same time can have something more personal to say about them. I am trying to look at the world, and at myself, from many different points of view. I think many poets have this duality.

我们每个人都有一个非常丰富的天性,可以客观地看待事情,从一个距离,同时可以有一些更私人的东西说关于他们。我试着从不同的角度看这个世界,看我自己。我想很多诗人都有这种二元性。

Everybody going to be dead one day, just give them time.

每个人都有一天会死去,给他们一点时间。