Freedom is not merely the opportunity to do as one pleases; neither is it merely the opportunity to choose between set alternatives. Freedom is, first of all, the chance to formulate the available choices, to argue over them - and then, the opportunity to choose.
自由不仅仅是随心所欲的机会；也不仅仅是在既定选项之间选择的机会。自由首先是制定可用选择的机会，对它们进行辩论——然后，是选择的机会。
文学是一种抵抗，是对现实的抵抗，也是对自我内心的抵抗。
通过认识到那些引起焦虑的事物并不重要可以缓解大部分忧虑。
I don't live in the past, I don't live in the future, I live in the present.
真正的诗歌诞生于痛苦，但也诞生于希望，诞生于为存在寻找意义的斗争。
