To write a poem you must have a streak of arrogance-- not in real life I hope. In real life try to be nice. It will save you a hell of a lot of trouble and give you more time to write.

  • -- Richard Hugo 理查德·雨果

要写一首诗,你必须有点傲慢——我希望不是在现实生活中。在现实生活中,尽量做个好人。它会为你省去很多麻烦,给你更多的时间来写作。

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By recollecting the pleasures I have had formerly, I renew them, I enjoy them a second time, while I laugh at the remembrance of troubles now past, and which I no longer feel.

当我笑着回忆过去的烦恼时,我不再有这种感觉了。

There's always going to be somebody who takes a dislike to you and you can't waste time worrying about it.

总会有人讨厌你,你不能浪费时间去担心。

Love, the poet said, is woman's whole existence.

诗人说,爱是女人的全部存在。

Always be a poet, even in prose.

永远做一个诗人,即使是散文。