A man is a poet if difficulties inherent in his art provide him with ideas; he is not a poet if they deprive him of ideas.

  • -- Paul Valery 保尔·瓦雷里

如果艺术中固有的困难能给人以灵感,那么人就是诗人;如果他们剥夺了他的思想,他就不是诗人。

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Always learn poems by heart,' she said. 'They have to become the marrow in your bones. Like fluoride in the water, they'll make your soul impervious to the world's soft decay.

她说:“要把诗歌背下来。”“它们必须成为你骨骼中的骨髓。就像水中的氟化物一样,它们会让你的灵魂不受世界软腐的影响。

I was technically a Valley Girl, even though I absolutely dreaded being called that. I really hated the idea that I was a Valley Girl.

严格来说,我是一个山谷女孩,尽管我非常害怕被这样称呼。我真的很讨厌我是一个山谷女孩的想法。

The truly proud man knows neither superiors or inferiors. The first he does not admit of - the last he does not concern himself about.

真正骄傲的人既不知道什么是上级,也不知道什么是下级。第一个他不承认——最后一个他不关心。

Real poetry, is to lead a beautiful life. To live poetry is better than to write it.

真正的诗,是过一种美好的生活。活在诗里胜过写诗。

No man was ever great by imitation.

没有人因为模仿而伟大。

Paris is always a good idea.

巴黎总是个好主意。