Perhaps it's good for one to suffer. Can an artist do anything if he's happy? Would he ever want to do anything? What is art, after all, but a protest against the horrible inclemency of life?

  • -- Aldous Huxley 奥尔德斯·赫胥黎

也许一个人受苦是好事。一个艺术家如果快乐,他能做些什么吗?他会想做点什么吗?到底什么是艺术,除了抗议生活中可怕的严酷之外?

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Poetry, being supremely useless, by its very existence represents a protest against the so-called 'real world' of busy-ness and moneymaking, so we must embrace, salute and support our poets.

诗歌本身毫无用处,它的存在本身就代表着对忙碌和赚钱的所谓“现实世界”的抗议,因此我们必须拥抱、致敬和支持我们的诗人。

I don't sing to people. I sing for them. I told that once to Elvis Presley. He bought it. After that Elvis sang not to but for the audience. A subtle difference.

我不唱歌给人听。我为他们唱歌。我曾经对猫王说过。他买了它。在那之后,埃尔维斯不是为观众而唱,而是为观众而唱。一个微妙的差别。

We may be up against a stone wall, but we don't have to bloody our heads against it unless we choose to.

我们可能面临着一堵石墙,但除非我们愿意,否则我们不必让自己的头撞到石墙上。

After being Turned Down by numerous Publishers, he had decided to write for Posterity.

在被众多出版商拒绝后,他决定为子孙后代写作。

They who go Feel not the pain of parting; it is they Who stay behind that suffer.

走的人不会感到离别的痛苦;留下来受苦的是那些人。

If you're at an award ceremony, you're against your mates.

如果你在颁奖典礼上,你是在和你的同伴们作对。

Kids who don't have moms suffer a lifetime.

没有妈妈的孩子一生都在受苦。