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.

  • -- Eugenio Montale 蒙塔莱

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。

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All those authors there, most of whom of course I've never met. That's the poetry side, that's the prose side, that's the fishing and miscellaneous behind me. You get an affection for books that you've enjoyed.

那里所有的作者,当然大部分我从未见过。这是诗歌的一面,这是散文的一面,这是我身后的钓鱼和杂事。你喜欢你喜欢的书。

Adulthood is the ever-shrinking period between childhood and old age. It is the apparent aim of modern industrial societies to reduce this period to a minimum.

成年期是童年和老年之间不断缩小的时期。现代工业社会的明显目标是把这段时期减少到最低限度。

Poetry involves the mysteries of the irrational perceived through rational words.

诗歌包含了通过理性语言感知到的非理性的神秘。

I've written a lot of prose. I just haven't published it.

我写了很多散文。我只是还没有发表。

Remember, we are mortal, but poetry is not.

记住,我们是凡人,但诗歌不是。