We don't read and write poetry because it's cute. We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race. And the human race is filled with passion. Medicine, law, business, engineering: these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance, love...these are what we stay alive for.
过去总是紧张的,未来是完美的。
The question is not, Can they reason? nor, Can they talk? but, Can they suffer?
不要问国家可以为你做什么,你应该要问自己可以为国家做什么。