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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As the son of a feminist mother, I grew up with the idea that work was a sort of salvation for women as it would give them freedom from the domestic grind. Now it seems work is a form of slavery, undertaken out of apparent compulsion rather than choice.

作为一个女权主义者母亲的儿子,我从小就有这样的想法:工作对女性来说是一种救赎,因为它能让她们从家务中解放出来。现在看来,工作是奴役的一种形式,是出于明显的强迫而不是选择。

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。

I never think about poetry except when I'm writing it. I mean my poetry.

除了写诗,我从来没有想过诗。我是说我的诗。

Poetry can't cure cancer, but it can save your life until you die.

诗歌不能治愈癌症,但它可以拯救你的生命,直到你死去。

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。

Like most misery, it started with apparent happiness.

和大多数痛苦一样,它开始于明显的幸福。