It has often been observed that the repercussion of poetic language on prose language can be considered a decisive cut of a whip.

  • -- Eugenio Montale 蒙塔莱

诗性语言对散文语言的影响可以看作是一种决定性的鞭策。

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There is poetry even in prose, in all the great prose which is not merely utilitarian or didactic: there exist poets who write in prose or at least in more or less apparent prose; millions of poets write verses which have no connection with poetry.

甚至在散文中也有诗歌,在所有伟大的散文中,不仅仅是功利主义的或说教的,也有诗人用散文写作,或至少用或多或少明显的散文;数以百万计的诗人写的诗与诗歌无关。

In my world, history comes down to language and art. No one cares much about what battles were fought, who won them and who lost them - unless there is a painting, a play, a song or a poem that speaks of the event.

在我的世界里,历史可以归结为语言和艺术。没有人太在意曾经打过什么仗,谁赢了谁输了——除非有一幅画、一出戏、一首歌或一首诗讲述了这个事件。

Sometimes I know the meaning of a word but am tired of it and feel the need for an unfamiliar, especially precise or poetic term, perhaps one with a nuance that flatters my readership's exquisite sensitivity.

有时我知道一个词的意思,但我已经厌倦了它,觉得需要一个不熟悉的,特别精确或诗意的词,也许一个细微的差别,以迎合我的读者细腻的敏感性。

The very best moment of writing 'Swamplandia!' was when I figured out what the ending should be. And even though I changed the prose of it, that realization was an ice cube melting in my chest.

写“沼泽地!”当我知道结局应该是什么时候。尽管我改变了文章的风格,但那种感觉就像一块冰块在我的胸膛里融化。

Silence is the language of god, all else is poor translation.

沉默是上帝的语言,其他一切都是拙劣的翻译。

There are no poetic ideas; only poetic utterances.

没有诗意的想法;只有诗意的话语。