“ If poetry comes not as naturally as the leaves to a tree, it had better not come at all. 如果诗歌不像树叶那样自然地长到树上,那它最好根本就不长。 John Keats 济慈
“ Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player, that struts and frets his hour upon the stage, and then is heard no more; it is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing. 人生不过是一个行走的影子,一个可怜的演员,在舞台上趾高气扬,焦躁不安,然后就再也听不见了;这是一个白痴讲的故事,充满了喧嚣和愤怒,没有任何意义。 William Shakespeare 威廉·莎士比亚
“ Poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings: it takes its origin from emotion recollected in tranquility. 诗歌是强烈情感的自然流露,它源于平静中回忆的情感。 William Wordsworth 威廉·华兹华斯
“ The proof of a poet is that his country absorbs him as affectionately as he has absorbed it. 一个诗人的证明是,他的祖国对他的吸收就像他对祖国的吸收一样深情。 Walt Whitman 沃尔特·惠特曼
“ An age which is incapable of poetry is incapable of any kind of literature except the cleverness of a decadence. 一个不能写诗的时代,除了颓废者的聪明才智之外,什么文学也不能写。 Raymond Chandler 雷蒙德·钱德勒
“ We imagine that we want to escape our selfish and commonplace existence, but we cling desperately to our chains. 我们想象自己想要逃离自私和平庸的生活,但我们却拼命地抓住枷锁不放。 Anne Sullivan 安妮·沙利文
“ Just writing and being in the studio was like therapy for me. 对我来说,写作和待在工作室就像是一种治疗。 Justin Timberlake 贾斯汀·汀布莱克
“ There was a time when meadow, grove, and stream, The earth, and every common sight, To me did seem Apparelled in celestial light, The glory and the freshness of a dream. 曾经有一段时间,草地、树林、溪流、大地和每一道常见的景物,在我看来,都仿佛披上了天国之光,披上了梦的光辉和清新。 William Wordsworth 威廉·华兹华斯