Writing poetry is the hard manual labor of the imagination.

  • -- Ishmael Reed 里德

写诗是想象力的艰苦劳动。

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It's hard to know where your thoughts come from, especially when you have a thirst for material because you need it professionally.

很难知道你的想法从何而来,尤其是当你因为专业上的需要而对材料产生渴望的时候。

Poetry is an act of peace. Peace goes into the making of a poet as flour goes into the making of bread.

诗歌是一种和平的行为。和平之于诗人,犹如面粉之于面包。

Really, becoming a writer sounds more like a mental illness than a professional choice.

说真的,成为一名作家听起来更像是一种精神疾病,而不是职业选择。

You don't know what love is until someone lives with you while you write a book.

你不知道什么是爱,直到有人和你一起写书。

But because I could throw so hard when I got to college they made me a pitcher.

但是因为我上大学的时候可以投得很好,所以他们让我当投手。

I didn't want to deal in poetry. I got rid of that after a few months.

我不想和诗歌打交道。几个月后我就把它处理掉了。